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TIL that Nicolas Cage purchased a rare dinosaur skull for $276,000 in an auction after winning a bidding contest against Leonardo DiCaprio. After being contacted by authorities, he discovered that the skull was stolen and he returned it to the Mongolian Government.

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ADGAB TIL learned that the smallest wasp species is the Megaphragma mymaripenne (200 μm) and it’s nervous system only has 7400 neurons
78pa7 TIL the edutainment game The Oregon Trail was originally developed in 1971 and information was printed on paper
grxrA TIL about the Halifax Explosion, which occurred in December 1917 when 2 explosive-laden ships collided in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1,782 people were killed and 9,000 injured. At the time, it was the largest man-made explosion in history.
0dkNM TIL that the Battle of Santa Clara, which was decisive in Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba, was won by bulldozing an armoured train full of supplies and armoured personnel carriers. Today some of the derailed cars and the bulldozers are on display near the Santa Clara station.
7MWx TIL Unauthorized Immigrants Paid $100 Billion Into Social Security Over Last Decade