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TIL Dinosaurs probably tasted like chicken

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4XDKb TIL that cheetahs can be easily tamed and were kept as pets in ancient Egypt and used to hunt in Rome
KYo8G TIL: During the US Civil War, a Minnesota regiment captured a confederate flag, during the Battle of Gettysburg (1863), from the Virginia army. Virginia's made many requests over the years to return the flag, even getting Congress and the President to request it and each time Minnesota has refused.
5YLyD TIL that during the 30s there were massive rallies in NYC at Madison Square Garden attended by tens of thousands of Americans who allied with Germany
GbR1 TIL there is a garbage swirl in the ocean the size of Texas.
XE578 TIL the population of Phytoplankton has dropped 40% since the 1950’s. Phytoplankton contribute 70% more Oxygen to our earth than trees do. (I.E. We need to care about the ocean!)