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TIL The once widespread West African black rhino was declared extinct 3 years ago. The reason for extinction was poaching by humans.

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5Ly9 TIL Green Eggs and Ham was banned in China for allegedly supporting Communism, having references to bestiality, and because the ham looked like a penis
v1GEK TIL: Tea was fashionable in Britain only after Charles II's Portuguese wife, Catherine of Braganza, popularized it. When she arrived in England she asked for a cup of tea, but was given ale instead.
rRBZ1 TIL that John Cougar (before he reclaimed his real name) and his band were not allowed to play live on American Bandstand, lip-synch only. So Cougar and band showed up and "played" with instruments that obviously aren't anywhere on the record.
WkjD9 TIL Death Valley (California) is above one of the largest aquifers in the world
6lZ TIL on “Moment of Truth,” a show requiring contestants to truthfully, as per a polygraph, a contestant won the $500,000 grand prize with the final question asking if she felt her polygamist father had sexual relations as an adult with a minor. She believed he had. The episode never aired.