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TIL there are only 6 people left on earth who were born in the 1800s

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xLLo TIL In Nordic mythology, Ratatoskr was a squirrel whose sole job was to carry (usually insulting) messages between a great eagle and a dragon at opposite ends of Yggdrasil, the World Tree
4Q6g TIL that a man spent 5 months in prison - unaware that his bail was $2.00
pvjZ TIL after the Australian 1 and 2 cent coins were phased out in late 1991, they were melted down and used in the Sydney 2000 Olympics as Bronze Medals.
4kgob TIL pythons and boas have vestigial or leftover pelvic girdles and hind limbs that show up externally as a pair of "spurs" near the base of the tail. Male pythons use these spurs during courtship and mating.
yQgOJ TIL that Aboriginal Australians have the highest incarceration rate in the world.