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TIL that Elvis had two legal spellings of his middle name. His birth certificate says "Elvis Aron Presley". When the singer decided to change to "Aaron", he found that other state documents already say "Aaron", the way the doctor who delivered him recorded it at birth. The gravestone says "Aaron".

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LkwZm TIL Beelzebufo ampinga was the biggest frog to have ever lived with a length of 19 cm and weight of 4.5 Kg. It had a short, wide head that was almost all mouth-a maw fitted with small, plate-like teeth, massive spikes protruding from its skull and armored plates embedded in the skin of its back
Ooj9e TIL Hitler commissioned special "Wound Badges of 20 July 1944" to those who were wounded in the failed assassination attempt with him as per the Resistance's Operation Valkyrie. Only 24 people were awarded such medals.
YpRoW TIL that the magnetc field of Earth orients iron-rich minerals in molten lava along the field lines, then becomes locked into place as the lava hardens. By studying different layers of solidified lava, we know that magnetic poles fliped in the past and will do it again.
xYYB TIL the richest man in history was Mansa Musa, an West African King who ruled in the early 1300’s. His fortune is estimated at around $400B in today’s dollars.
D1jLY TIL Nelson Mandela was on the U.S. Terror Watch List until 2008