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TIL Bank of America was intially called Bank of Italy

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4kdmg TIL that philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once took mescaline and imagined himself attacked by sea creatures. For years afterward, he suffered from intrusive thoughts about crabs and persistently thought crabs were following him around.
PYZ6O TIL that dimetrodon was never a dinosaur, but was actually more closely related to mammals. Also that pop culture depictions of dimetrodon are super inaccurate.
VM5X4 TIL: Horses only have one toe on each foot
NnvJ TIL during the Islamic Golden Age scientists were paid the equivalent of what pro athletes are paid today.
p8Obb TIL that a U-2 spy plane lands via a "controlled crash" every time because its massive wingspan makes it difficult to maneuver and there are no wheels on the sides (only front and back). When the plane finally tips to one side, the titanium skid pads under the wings help bring it to a stop.