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TIL that the lead singer of The Offspring has a Masters in molecular biology, is a certified flight instructor, and a licensed Airline Transport pilot.

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b6RGp TIL that the state of Iowa used to have an even 100 counties until Bancroft county was abolished in 1857 and joined Kossuth county, thus making it the largest county in the state. Since then, two attempts at recreating the county have failed, leaving Iowa a state of 99 counties.
6Ev1W TIL in 1987, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was tasked by his superiors to find a mole within the agency after the FBI's moles in the KGB were caught. In reality, he was the mole, working with the KGB since 1979. He was eventually caught in 2001 and is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences.
4nma TIL that “Starbuck” is a famous Canadian bull, whose genome was so desirable that his sperm sold for $25 million during his life and he has more than 200,000 daughters
9Y9nG TIL the time difference between Stegosaurus and T-Rex is bigger than the time difference between T-Rex and today
EgnRo TIL that Anthony Gignac, a con artist who managed to defraud funds of $8.1 million over several years by posing a member of the Saudi royalty, was only caught after the supposed Muslim prince ordered pork at a restaurant.