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TIL Mary Anning, the first female paleontologist, is the girl referenced in the rhyme “she sells sea shells by the sea shore” after she discovered the first ichthyosaur at age 12 while collecting shells on the beach.

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6EZVW TIL in 1985, MTV ran a contest based on John Mellencamp's song Pink Houses, where they gave away a pink house. Unfortunately, the house was on a toxic waste dump in Indiana. Not wanting to poison his fans, they were forced to buy another house. Also included was a garage full of Hawaiian Punch.
GAvgE TIL 1/3 of US ambassadors are untrained in diplomacy, and have simply bought their way into a prestigious post, as big donors.
rREM TIL that in Cali, Columbia, when a woman is going to have sex with her husband for the first time, her mother must be present to witness the act.
RkY8 TIL Darryl Scott has the record for the lowest winning score in the history of Jeopardy, with only one dollar.
wL0PJ TIL actor Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) suffered 4 strokes, thought to be caused by chiropractic manipulation, that left him with 10% vision loss, migrains and impaired balance.