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TIL the government only recognized Area 51 as an actual government location in 2003.

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kOyxg TIL Dred Scott, following the infamous 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled he was neither free nor a citizen, was nonetheless freed along with his family by an abolitionist relative of his original owners less than three months later. He lived free less than two years before he died of tuberculosis.
0d69M TIL Starbucks is named after the first mate of the Pequod in Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick
aRrA TIL Pluto is, by law, still a planet in New Mexico
OGBGX TIL that otters are considered apex predators. Giant otter are opportunistic, taking whatever species are most locally abundant. If fish are unavailable otters will hunt caimans (species related to alligators) and anacondas.
JYEnk TIL that before the Industrial Revolution, most people worked from home. This shaped our cities, community and family life. It’s common sense, but the point makes for an insightful conversation starter about working from home today.