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TIL Beetles are the most diverse order of life on our planet and have been around since the days of Pangaea.

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j8nE TIL only one F-117 fighter has ever been shot down in combat, the pilot, who ejected and was rescued behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, opened a bakery and years later became friends with the man who fired the SAM missile
g887 TIL that when African-American former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith.
m18LO TIL folk singer Jackson C. Frank (1943-1999) only released one album and suffered from mental health issues which halted his career. Although he died destitute and unknown, his music has been cited as an influence and covered by such personages as Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, and Bert Jansch
jl0p TIL The first time ‘mammoth’ was used as an adjective was in reference to a 1,234 pound wheel of cheese which was presented to US President Thomas Jefferson
16BX4 TIL there is a coffee made out of elephant's poop called Black Ivory Coffee