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TIL of a mysterious fossil animal from Petrified Forest National Park called Kraterokheriodon, known only from a single tooth so strange that it is impossible to classify what kind of animal it came from.

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v18yj TIL at the Maxi Trial, the largest ever trial against the Sicilian Mafia, there was a specially constructed bunker to house the proceedings that was strong enough to resist a missile attack, just to protect against Mafia interference.
xVQ5 TIL Liza Minnelli accepted the role of “Lucille 2” in ‘Arrested Development’ only because it was Ron Howard who had asked her personally; Liza Minnelli babysat Ron Howard when he was a little kid.
Kwdw TIL Anomalocaris, an ancient Cambrian predator, was mistakenly classified as three species in different phyla for over 50 years. As it decomposed, its body broke into three separate parts, whose fossils were classified as a jellyfish, a sponge, and a shrimp.
9YO1r TIL Johnny Carson Predicted the toilet paper shortage back in 1973
9YBBD TIL about the botched execution of William Williams. The sheriff miscalculated the length of the rope, resulting in Williams hitting the floor, 3 deputies held his body up by the rope for over 14 minutes, he died of strangulation. The state of Minnesota abolished capital punishment right after.