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TIL that more than 90 percent of the monarch butterfly population has vanished in the last 25 years.

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YyxB TIL that to comply with the START I treaty, the US Air Force had to eliminate 365 B-52 bombers from its inventory. Initially, the B-52s were chopped into pieces with a 13,000-pound guillotine supported by a crane.
Z86Np TIL that Lord Byron protested the rules against keeping pet dogs while at Cambridge by keeping a pet bear
OoG51 TIL that the term "boycott" came from the ostracism of enlgish land agent Charles Boycott in Ireland.
J1rN4 TIL that in 1792, the U.S. Mint produced the 'Silver Center Cent,' a coin featuring a small silver plug at its center to adjust its weight and value. This innovative design was inspired by Thomas Paine's proposal to create a coin with a one-cent value without making it excessively heavy.
b9EK7 TIL The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences used to give out an Academy Juvenile Award, complete with a miniature statue. Shirley Temple was the first and youngest to win the award at the age of 6 in 1934. Mickey Rooney was the oldest to win at 18. Hayley Mills was the last to win in 1960.