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TIL until just after human contact around 2300 years ago, there were lemurs as large as a male gorilla.

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Qnea TIL 9 of the 10 most densely populated cities and towns in the US are located within the New York City metropolitan area
OoGla TIL the river Styx from Greek myth actually exists and its waters may have been used to poison Alexander the Great
ZpD1v TIL that in the late 1800's and early 1900's, gambling on US elections was extremely widespread. In New York, the amount of money spent on betting on elections would often exceed the total trading in stocks and bonds. Since there weren't modern polls, betting odds were how newspaper predicted races.
aLxL TIL a stranded Dutch warship, the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, evaded Japanese bombers in WWII by disguising itself as an island.
LQdA9 TIL of "menu anxiety" which is defined as distress caused when ordering a meal at a restaurant. A survey showed that over 30% of Americans experience it. Of those who do, some try to avoid it by obsessively reviewing the menu online before showing up to the restaurant.