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TIL (organic) sponges are animals - not plants.

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vP4GK TIL the building where the Triangle Shirtwaist fire took place is still standing and is used by NYU for its chemistry and biology departments.
DQVVD TIL that Winston Churchill would have written John D. Rockefeller's biography, during the 1930s, but the Rockefellers withdrew their offer once Churchill demanded $250.000 for writing the biography of their patriarch.
WNWY TIL More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year from using equipment meant for right-handed people.
e0eAL TIL of an 1892 topless sword duel between the Princess of Lichtenstein and a countess who criticized her flower arrangements at a musical gala in Vienna. All participants in the duel were women, making this an "emancipated duel."
d85LE TIL In 1969 Mister Rogers' and Officer Clemmons of "Mister Rogers' neighborhood" shared a pool in episode 1065 . This marked the first time in TV history an African American was portrayed swimming with a White. Clemmons hoped "the world would change" after the airing of the episode