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TIL The newest member of the US Supreme Court must take notes, answer the phone, hold the door and pour the coffee for the more senior members during private meetings.

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e8JE TIL The first ballpoint pens in America sold for $12.50, the equivalent of $164 today.
W7ddL TIL that Golems, which are popular creatures in many fantasy games and media, originate from Jewish folklore. The most famous Golem narrative in Jewish folklore comes from late 16th-century Prague and involves the creation of a Golem to protect the Jewish community.
rNGV1 TIL that Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson on the doomed flight that killed Buddy Holly
EP1V TIL there was a chimpanzee who drank gin and tonics and masturbated to porn
N7xBN TIL the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America. It is neither a fox nor a wolf. It is the only species in the genus Chrysocyon which literally means "golden dog", and it communicates mainly by scent markings and a kind of "roar-barking." Its urine smells like weed.