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TIL paleontologists have found 55-million-year old fossil remains of parrots in Scandinavia

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6EO1W TIL that the graffiti artist who painted Facebook's office is now worth $200 million after taking stock options before Facebook's IPO instead of cash
JY40m TIL, with the exception of one hill, it is illegal to sled in Syracuse, the snowiest city in the United States
5VnlR TIL Hovercraft are all but extinct from commercial transportation
a8DdL TIL that former Bloodhound Gang guitar player Lüpüs Thünder is working as a Real Estate Broker in San Antonio, Texas
wPV6 TIL the company that makes coral snake antivenom in the USA decided it was unprofitable and stopped producing it in 2003. The USA’s stock of coral snake antivenom expired in 2008 but the FDA has extended the date ever since to keep what is left available to the public.