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TIL a rodent that was believed to be extinct for 113 years casually showed up on the handrail at the front porch of an ecolodge in Colombia and let researchers photograph it for two hours before disappearing into the night, after which it was never seen again

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jNQAn TIL The year that Lord of the Rings author, J.R.R. Tolkien, died is rather unique. He died in 1973, that number may sound familiar: 1 ring to rule them all, 9 rings for men, 7 rings for the dwarves, and 3 rings for the elves!
awDOo TIL In 2013 a Republican Congressman from Florida was given a $350 fine and probation after buying Cocaine from an undercover cop. (The average prison sentence for possession of Cocaine is 3 years.)
Pk4n TIL that despite dying in 1976, billionaire Howard Hughes (THE AVIATOR) had no living will and his estate was not fully dispersed until 2010, 34 years later
ADXRd TIL about the longest papal election in history, that lasted nearly 3 years (1268–71). At one point people became so fed up with the indecision, they unroofed the building where the cardinals met, imprisoning them until they had nominated a new pope. This happening marked the birth of the conclave.
rlld TIL: Gold medals on 2014 olympics will have bits of russian meteorite