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TIL over 3,800 Ancient artifacts, including cuneiform tablets and cylinder seals, were smuggled into the United States and shipped to Hobby Lobby Stores before being discovered by ICE and returned to the Republic of Iraq.

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4rGX TIL there was a popular Bitcoin alternative named Coinye West, until Kanye West sued for copyright infringement. In response, the company removed all direct references to West and replaced him with “an unnamed half-man half-fish hybrid.”
GA1EG TIL a border collie named Rico was the subject of the first published study on gifted dogs. The research showed that Rico understood 200 words. He also responded correctly to the word for a new object after hearing it just once. This suggested he had the canine equivalent of the ability to fast map.
wLEWE TIL that in early 20th century doctors had a biased understanding of human anatomy because of only having access to the cadavers of poor people. In anatomy classes, they were used to the enlarged adrenal glands (which was actually caused by stress from poverty) and thought this was the normal size
YpNRP TIL that the Mississippi river was once five miles wide and whales swam up it from the gulf of Mexico. The remains of these whales have been found in Michigan.
NODJ TIL that working out the area of the largest sofa that can be moved around an L shaped hallway still remains mathematically unsolved.