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TIL Steller's Sea Cow was wiped out by hunting in less than 30 years since discovered...

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9oxm TIL of the term OOPart (Out-of-place artifact) which refers to an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in an unusual context, that challenges conventional historical chronology by being “too advanced” for the level of civilization that existed at the time.
nW6r9 Today I learned of Baarle-Nassau, a town in the Netherlands which has 22 exclaves of Belgium in it, some of which have exclaves of the Netherlands in them
gyQ4 TIL Joan Rivers, a regular guest host, was banned from The Tonight Show after a falling out with Johnny Carson after Rivers accepted a hosting gig on FOX. In 2014 Fallon invited her back to “Tonight”, 49 years to the day after her first appearance. She died 6 months later.
M7RDa TIL, baseball’s Seattle Mariners were given their name in a newspaper contest by a man named Roger Szmodis, who no one has been able to track down in the 46 years since
7rnkO TIL that because of a deal to buy the rights to Peppa the Pig, toymaker Hasbro now owns Death Row Records.