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TIL Dinosaurs lived on the earth over a span of 200 million years. That means less time separates us from T-rex than T-rex from early Stegosaurus (an early dinosaur)

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4X4XN TIL While filming Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams would walk through the streets of San Francisco in his full Mrs. Doubtfire makeup and costume, and on one occasion he visited a sex shop to buy a large dildo and other toys.
DxDe TIL that during the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong hid IEDs in empty soda cans because they observed that U.S. soldiers enjoyed kicking empty cans while marching down the road.
OLZR TIL that in 1992 McDonalds sold a burger called the “McJordan” that included all of Michael Jordan’s favorite toppings, one of which was BBQ sauce. In 2012, an unopened gallon of 20 year old McJordan BBQ sauce sold on eBay for $9,995
E1QX TIL that on August 12, 1950, the Catholic Church accepted that the theory of evolution was a valid scientific inquiry.
x6Peg TIL: Tom Cruise’s performance in Top Gun led to him being selected over Michael J. Fox as the model for Disney’s Aladdin (1992).