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TIL That All Dinosaurs May Have Been Warm-Blooded

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KOLAG TIL about, "The Thing." It was an American seal gifted to the American ambassador to Russia. Contained in it was one of the first examples of a passive listening device that was powered by an external radio source. It also hung in his study for 7 years.
J1Yv1 TIL that Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean once wrecked a 1997 McLaren F1 twice and went on to receive Britain's largest insurance payout of all time (£910,000).
8eLXZ TIL of Chamoy Thipyaso who holds the record for the longest non-life-imprisonment prison sentence of 141078 years. She received the sentence for involvement in a pyramid scheme worth an estimated $200 million to $301 million.
wpVP TIL for each meth lab discovered in California, about 80 are discovered in Indiana
MeLeA TIL about molecular gastronomy. Also known as molecular cuisine, it basically is manipulating food using chemistry.