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TIL of Elephas falconeri, an extinct species of dwarf elephant that only grew about as big as a dog.

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WkJGA TIL That Mark Ruffalo’s younger brother, Scott Ruffalo, was murdered in 2008. He had been shot. In memory of his brother, Mark sometimes takes roles that remind him of his personality. The murder remains unsolved.
JY0wk TIL Humans have been depicting beekeeping in art for 40,000 years and it's now thought this development contributed to human brain capacity development to a similar degree that meat did.
ArXn TIL that ESPN’s Mike Tirico once sent harassing emails to a female producer, then later confronted her saying, “If I was single, I would throw you on the table right here and fuck your brains out.” He then proceeded to follow her in his car for miles down I-84 before she took an exit in a panic
epVM6 TIL Speed Racer was based off the 1964 Elvis movie "Viva Las Vegas". Tatsuo Yoshida, the creator of Mach GoGoGo, stated that the film was the primary inspiration, as well as James Bond films of that time period.
Wk6Kd TIL that the insides of your cheeks are made of the same tissue as the insides of a woman's vagina.