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TIL That the Woolly Mammoth was around when the Egyptian Pyramids were being built.

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LQMpQ TIL with Scallops, only the abductor muscle is eaten by humans. The rest of the meat, which is edible, may contain a buildup of toxins, and is discarded at sea.
gM1jA TIL that the Concorde supersonic airliner burned two tons of fuel just taxing from the gate to the runway
6bZ7 TIL a Broward County, Florida man has had 16 accidents, received 25 warning slips, and served 30 days unpaid suspension since 1994 due to bad driving. He is a Mass Transit bus driver for the county and, although his disciplinary troubles began only 8 days after he was hired, he is still employed.
b9waE TIL: A US businessman in dispute with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) paid his $3,000 tax bill using five wheelbarrows containing 300,000 coins.
PYQvV TIL only 12.5% of US serial killers fit the profile most often typified in media today— an intelligent, white male in his 20s.