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TIL The Pyrenean ibex remains the only animal to have ever been brought back from extinction and also the only one to go extinct twice

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VAVZ TIL that during metamorphosis, caterpillars dissolve themselves into soup to fuel the creation of a butterfly
o8PE TIL in 1962 the USS Independence encountered the Italian ship Amerigo Vespucci, the former asked “who are you?”, after it received an answer, the American ship declared “You’re the most beautiful ship in the world”
bGN9 TIL That the word phoney comes from the name for an Irish scam called “Fawney Ring” In which someone is sold a fake golden ring
6EnYX TIL that a Chinese billionaire sparked social backlash by purchasing a rare 500 year old tea cup for 38 million dollars, and then drinking tea out of it. To appease people angered by his using it, Liu Yiqian said “I’m not going to use it ever day.”
J197B TIL the ancient Egyptians had a frog headed goddess, Heqet, who was a goddess of fertility, and early frog statuettes are thought to representations of her.