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TIL in 2005 a 2000 year old seed was germinated from the then extinct Judean Date Palm. It was made extinct by Roman armies in the first century AD.

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9w7Wp TIL of the 1950's Quiz Show Scandal. It was discovered that several televised quiz shows were fixing the winners, leading to public outrage. In response, Congress passed a federal law that outlaws any contest or game with "prearranged or predetermined" winners or an "intent to deceive the audience."
16By8 TIL that in the 2000s there was a case of conjoined triplets, diagnosed at 22 weeks. The mother terminated the pregnancy.
GDb5 TIL Mormon families are encouraged by church leaders to be prepared for disasters, and that most Mormon families stockpile three months supplies of food and water and have community emergency plans in place wherever they are located.
ADova TIL Nova Roma is an international Roman revivalist and reconstructionist organization, later incorporated as a non-profit organization with an educational and religious mission. It claims to promote "the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues" and "shared Roman ideals".
Yp84A TIL Marilyn Manson's 2015 album was printed on the same discs used for PlayStation 1 videogames. The famous black discs were used for their high contrast against a white thermal paint that would appear when heated by a disc reader, changing the image on the disc when played.