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TIL: One out of every four animals on Earth is a beetle

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GYMKG TIL that the town of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was built around a large oak tree in 1717. Legend has it that George Washington and his troops camped under it during the Revolutionary War. The tree was estimated to be 619 years old when it died in 2016.
BgMxx TIL Dolphin Spermatozoa are capable of penetrating zona intact bovine oocytes and producing hybrid embryos via IVF (In Vitro Fertilization).
kJB1B TIL Tommy Lee Jones sells coffee in Japan
e0VPb TIL: The Northern Cheyenne Chiefs said they were sworn to keep a vow of silence about the Battle of Little Big for 100 summers and had never publicly issued their account before because they feared retribution from the U.S. Government . In 2005, 130 years later, they broke their silence
9w6XG TIL that the singer of the 90s alternative rock band Presidents of the United States of America is now a children's singer named Caspar Babypants