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TIL that paleontologists have identified an "Anal Chimney", or a tube to separate the anus from the mouth on ancient fossils, that evolved after creatures ate too much of their own feces...

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XKDk TIL Abraham Lincoln, who ran as a Republican during the era of Whigs and Democrats, was America’s last third-party candidate to successfully win the presidency.