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TIL Scientists recovered soft tissue and blood vessels from a T. rex dinosaur

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yQNbp TIL that the numbers we write today are all upper case. Lower case numbers exist and some include ascenders and descenders
E1WYd TIL in 1932 both Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower used six M1917 tanks and an infantry division to run over and drive out WW1 veterans who occupied DC. They were demanding to be paid their bonus they received in 1924 but which could not be redeemed until 1948.
BrMWy TIL President John F. Kennedy played tight end at Harvard. His coach would later say "the most adept pass catcher was John Kennedy, but his lack of weight was a drawback.” During his sophomore season he suffered a spinal injury that was the start of his lifelong back problems.
4XEeN TIL the "Byzantine empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were terms created after the reign of this empire had ended, its citizens referred to themselves as just "Romans"
LOQV TIL that this scene is the reason Disney refuses to release “Song of The South” (Of Splash Mountain and ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ song fame) on TV or video. Br'er Rabbit punches a “Tar Baby” for refusing to answer him