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TIL that the red panda is so unique, it has no close relatives. It’s the only living species in its genus AND family.

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vP10r TIL of the Dew Drop Inn. It was a former New Orleans nightclub known for catering to Black audiences during the segregation era. Singers such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Earl King once performed there. The club allowed white patrons and thus was sometimes raided for violating Jim Crow laws.
QJN4X TIL Miamisburg Ohio is home to largest conical shaped earthwork of its kind in the United States
XEnZr TIL: During the Great Depression, Al Capone, the notorious gangster from Chicago, established the first soup kitchen.
lXmN TIL that during the week of 4 April 1964, the Beatles held the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles simultaneously. This feat hasn’t been accomplished by any other artist to date, the closest being 50-Cent, who placed three titles simultaneously.
9rLQ TIL Ted Kennedy drove a car into the water, then fled the scene as his passenger died. He only received a two-month suspended jail sentence.