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TIL in 2015 the opal was discovered to be the first fully warm blooded fish that circulates heat thoughout its body much like mammals and birds

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4kRMN TIL that Chinchorro mummification technique was to remove the skin of the deceased to extract organs before sewing it back on. Additionally, after the mummies were removed to more humid climates, their skin is “melting.”
E1mGo TIL that the rights to the film "Back to the Future" are entirely owned by its director Robert Zemeckis who has vowed for there to never, ever, be a reboot in his lifetime.
epKwJ TIL ancient Aztecs invented rubber-soled shoes.
NwgM TIL that Fathead lowered the price of their Lebron James wall graphics from $99.99 to $17.41, the birth year of Benedict Arnold, upon his departure from the Cavaliers.
XEYG6 TIL of Bruno D, a former Nazi SS concentration guard. The 93-year-old man was charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. He was trialed at the Hamburg Juvenile court because he was 17 years old at the time.