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TIL Americans find rapists more trustworthy than atheists

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b9M0a TIL about prehistoric aquatic reptiles and the mosasaurus, they are closely related to modern reptiles rather than dinosaurs and looked like a reptilian shark or dolphin. Also interesting is how these aquatic reptiles, mammals (dolphins), and fish (sharks), all evolved to look as if they’re related.
9VG TIL George Forman made more money off of his grill than from his entire boxing career
9wr66 TIL croissants are crescent shaped and they're called that because it's the French word for it
D6nJ TIL in 1842 Queen Victoria had a pistol aimed at her while she was riding a carriage, but the gun misfired and the assassin escaped. The next day she deliberately took the same route to bait the assassin, who subsequently caught.
9e6B TIL when Billie Holiday died, she had 70 cents in her bank account and $750 taped to her leg.