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TIL the Pony Express existed for only 18 months

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epdd6 TIL there is a species of oceanic dolphin known as the false killer whale. Their name comes from them having a skull similar to that of a killer whale (orca). Although they are part of the same family, they are not closely related.
VXND TIL That Nick of Nick’s Fonts, one of the most popular fontmakers on free font websites, (you’ve probably seen or used one of his fonts) made hardly anything from them and is unable to support his wife’s illness.
gXKy TIL: UK citizens can join the army at 17, but it’s illegal for them to buy a copy of Call of Duty.
PpgJ TIL in 1995, current US House Speaker John Boehner was caught handing out checks from the tobacco lobby on the floor of the House of Representatives just before a vote on cutting tobacco subsidies.
WkbRA TIL that the alchemist dream of transmuting lead into gold has actually been achieved