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TIL Prior to human settlement New Zealand had no land-based mammals apart from three bat species

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P18gG TIL that an early black member of the Mormon church was denied access to temple rituals due to her race, but was declared an eternal servant of Joseph Smith's family in the afterlife in a special ceremony created for her, which she was not permitted to attend in person.
5V1an TIL the oldest confirmed dildo is ~28,000 years old, made of siltstone, has etched rings around the top, and is highly polished from use…
8epoP TIL in 1913 factory manager Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan based largely on the testimony of janitor Jim Conley, who said Frank paid him to dispose of the body. Frank was lynched by an angry mob. Later investigation strongly suggests that Conley was the real killer all along.
WLGL TIL that the CEO of Olympus was fired when he discovered that $1.6billion of the company’s money had been paid to the yakuza.
5YMor TIL that self-driving cars can learn a lot by playing Grand Theft Auto.