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TIL the largest known arthropod, Jaekelopterus, was 8 feet long—about the same length as an average adult female American alligator

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v1WOD TIL Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley suddenly collapsed and died from a massive heart attack during his keynote speech at the Washington and Lee University Mock Convention upon uttering: "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." April 30, 1956.
W4EB TIL of the Hague Invasion Act, that allows the US to use military force to free any US citizen held by the International Criminal Court
KYYya TIL that fortune-telling is illegal in New York.
e0WaE TIL about Andy Grant, a Royal Marine and Liverpool FC fan, whose "You'll never walk alone" tattoo read "You'll never walk" after an amputation from standing on a mine while serving in Afghanistan.
0wp65 TIL In 2002, after performing a full live set, Dream Theater did an encore cover of Metallica's "Master of Puppets." No, not the song. The entire album.