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TIL that paleontologists have no idea how dinosaurs had sex

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R7X58 TIL New York's Woolworth Building was once a household name and the tallest building in the world for 17 years. Even though it is a National Historic Landmark, tourists are not welcome unless they book a tour with the great-granddaughter of the Woolworth Building's architect, Cass Gilbert
VMAX8 TIL that an asteroid was named after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2007 in recognition of her finishing 2nd in an international science fair while she was in high school.
XEB7r TIL that France used chip cards with a pin code on their bank debit cards in the 1980's, while the UK didn't used it until 1999 and the US in the 2000's only because smart encrypted card was a invented by a French
0dGNv TIL about Fugu, a dish prepared from Pufferfish, which can be lethal to humans if toxic parts of the fish are not properly prepared. In Japan and Korea, by law, only chefs who pass a three-year training are permitted to prepare the dish. Domestic preparation occasionally leads to accidental death.
R5gN6 TIL that two players on the New York Yankees traded families in 1973, including swapping wives and even their children! Both players simply swapped lives with their teammate.