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TIL that California’s official state animal is extinct.

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neAy7 TIL the medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are made from metals recovered from recycled cell phones collected since 2017.
JOE8 TIL that Thomas Edison was an advocate for monetary reform in the United States. He was ardently opposed to the gold standard, and debt based money. Famously, he was quoted in the New York Times stating “Gold is a relic of Julius Caesar, and interest is an invention of Satan.”
9YN9X TIL that more Constitutional amendments have been proposed to reform or eliminate the Electoral College than on any other subject.
Oodm6 TIL The Russo brothers only allowed Robert Downey Jr. to read the entire 'Avengers: Endgame' script. This was done to help make it easier to contain spoilers and leaks of plot points by having fewer eyes on the full script.
Ox51 TIL that Jennifer Friede, an activist and mother of four who spent years trying to convince people that Marijuana was far safer than alcohol, was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the interstate. The uninsured drunk driver walked away with minimal injuries.