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TIL stock scammer Jordan Belfort originally wanted to be a dentist, but backed out when his college dean told him on the first day that "The golden age of dentistry is over. If you’re here simply because you’re looking to make a lot of money, you’re in the wrong place."

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b004 TIL that crocodiles will balance sticks over their snouts in order to lure water birds that are searching for nesting material. They have only been seen doing this during the bird’s nesting season.
wo5AJ TIL that a pair of man-made structures which are older than the pyramids, one of which has been dated to be the among the oldest known human structures on earth, are located on the LSU campus and were used for tailgate parties as recently as 2010.
xeJo TIL That we associate bunnies with Easter because it was once widely believed they were hermaphrodites, able to reproduce without losing their virginity. This lead to an association with the virgin Mary, as well as Jesus.
OAj7 TIL In 2004 a police officer pulled over a woman in California and masterbated on her. Despite DNA evidence he was found not guilty after his attorney was able to successfully argue the woman was asking for it because she worked as stripper.
rvv4 TIL that velociraptors are actually much smaller than they appear in Jurassic Park; they are modeled after a related species. However, shortly after production of the movie, a raptor species (Utahraptor) was discovered that was extremely similar to the movie raptors.