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TIL that birds are taxonomically considered reptiles and crocodiles are more closely related to birds than lizards.

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EE60 TIL that the German army has over a thousand troops in the US, with a headquarters outside Washington DC
9wy46 TIL that in the late 1800s vulcanite was used to make dentures and that Goodyear used a questionable patent to go after dentist. This stopped when a dentist murdered the financial director responsible.
JngV TIL In 1939, Władysław Szpilman, known from “The Pianist”, was in the middle of performing a Chopin piece when German fire on Polish Radio’s studio forced him to stop playing. This was Poland’s last live music broadcast until 1945, when he opened the first broadcast by picking up where he left off.
grEeD TIL that the species of bear depicted on the California State Flag has been extinct since 1924. Similar in size to the Kodiak Bear, the California Grizzly Bear was aggressive, commonly weighed over 1,000 pounds, averaged 8 ft tall and could run 35 mph.
5YV58 TIL that both OJ Simpson and Lance Armstrong sat on Corporate Audit Boards