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TIL that as the Earth gets warmer, Lizards are getting smarter

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bAw7 TIL that the most valuable coin in the world is the Flowing Hair US Dollar. It was recently sold for $10,016,875.
Lk1rm TIL Lincoln's cabinet was a team of rivals, including notable William Seward, who was initially resentful & condescending of the president. The two eventually became close personal friends, spending many nights bonding over stories, good humor, & politics, much to the dismay of other cabinet members
5MEP TIL a massive, deadly gas explosion in a Harlem piano shop sent pianos flying across the store, surrounding the technician who lived there in a protective “cocoon” as the five-story building collapsed. He walked away with only a scratch.
P1Wmg TIL that at a 1979 Carnegie Hall performance, infamous entertainer Andy Kaufman sat his “grandma” at the side of the stage to watch his act. At the end of the performance it was revealed that it was comedian Robin Williams in a mask
pm6e TIL the Gravity Probe B has the smoothest sphere ever made. If the GP-B gyroscope was enlarged to the size of Earth, the tallest mountain would be only 8 feet high.