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TIL coconut crabs are suspected of hiding Amelia Earhart’s remains.

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M70XB TIL the United Nations estimates that $1.7 Trillion is wagered globally in illegal sports betting markets each year
Jkbm TIL that webcams were invented because some computer scientists were too lazy to get up to check if their coffee was done.
j5Wj TIL William Shatner was so cash strapped after Star Trek was cancelled in 1969 that he ended up living out of his pick up truck.
6ELpX TIL the mountain lions originally found throughout North America were completely wiped out by the arrival of humans some 10,000 years ago. The mountain lions seen since then are actually descendants of South American mountain lions that moved north and recolonized the continent.
dDy9r TIL Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum in Seattle showcased the world’s largest collection of fully-restored, usable vintage computers and more. Allen died in 2018 and the museum closed permanently in 2020 as none of his family or investors seem to share his passion for computing history