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TIL Tupac Shakur’s stepfather was involved in the 1981 Brinks armored car heist

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mRvo TIL Lobsters were once only fed to poor people and prisoners
8ePj8 Til- Before electricity, theatres would use calcium oxide (commonly known as quicklime) to illuminate the stage. This is where the phrase “In the limelight” comes from.
aQAL TIL that the Japanese created Nightingale floors that “chirped” when walked on for security.
rRy4w TIL that the fattiest organ in the human body is the brain, which is approximately 60% fat.
grmYA TIL It's possible to bring back some extinct animals. In 2016, some ecologists from UCSB advised which species should be revived to best impact Earth's ecosystems. The species that made the cut: Christmas Island pipistrelle bat, Reunion giant tortoise & Lesser stick-nest rat.