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TIL about the China - Vietnam conflicts from 1979–1991

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1a06O TIL: Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest ape ever recorded. The first fossils were discovered after being on sale in a pharmacist in Hong Kong, listed as, "dragon bones/teeth". It's estimated that they weighed between 300 - 500kg and reached 3m in height.
WLn9 TIL that Judge Judy makes more money than David Letterman.
newXW TIL: Teams that disagree more perform better than those which do not
ZgQR TIL the first four canadian soldiers who lost their life in Afghanistan was due to a American F18 dropping a bomb on a training exercise in the belief that the Canadians were enemy soldiers.
p6WZ TIL in a review of the film “Groundhog Day”, The Washington Post noted it was a good Bill Murray vehicle, but wrote “It will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. The film was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006.