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TIL that a wealth of fossilized footprints newly discovered since 2009 suggest humans arrived in North America at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought

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LkGV TIL Freddie Mercury’s album “Mr Bad Guy” was dedicated “to my cat Jerry- also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany, and all the cat lovers across the universe- screw everybody else”
78M4L TIL the "Triple Crown" of Motorsports includes the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and 24 Hours of Le Mans—British driver Graham Hill is the only driver to complete the Triple Crown in history.
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