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TIL the national Do Not Call (DNC) Registry does not include calls being made for the sole purpose of conducting a survey or poll, those calls are exempt.

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x6oyw TIL it took around 3 billion years for the very first single-celled organisms to eventually evolve into basic animal life forms. For comparison, dinosaurs were around for about 165 million years, modern humans have been around for 300,000 years.
awX4J TIL Johann Rudolf Wyss, editor and son of the author of The Swiss Family Robinson, also wrote the text for the former Swiss national anthem.
JYa7Q TIL the US dollar gets its name and symbol from the Spanish Dollar. Spain funded US during war of independence and both name and one of the herculean pillars were adopted as symbols for the new currency.
eprXb TIL Keke Rosberg won the Formula One World Championship in 1982 despite winning only one race.
J1gv8 TIL a wanted fugitive performed plastic surgeries on his face using scissors, a box cutter and a needle with thread in order to avoid capture. Some of the surgeries were done in public restrooms. He evaded arrest for over 2 years