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TIL only one genuine 1983 model year Corvette exists in the world. Every other Corvette from that year was crushed.

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VMKX0 TIL that geese are one of the oldest groups of birds, having changed very little from the age of the dinosaurs. Relying on water for food and burrows for nesting is thought to have played a big part in surviving the K-T extinction.
mdkP TIL the writer of “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” Ken Kesey faked his own death and fled to mexico because he was caught in possession of marijuana
j6ejR TIL that Strom Thurmond only resigned from the US senate 6 months before his death at the age of 100
6EORY TIL Hernán Cortés arrived in the New World in 1519 with six hundred men and, upon arrival, made history by destroying his ships. This sent a clear message to his men: There is no turning back. His men would have to conquer or die. Two years later, he succeeded in his conquest of the Aztec empire.
nWjmP TIL Most store-bought orange juices are 12 - 36 months old by the time you buy them.