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TIL There were 22 California condors left in 1987 (0 in the wild). Thanks to conservation efforts, there are ~500 now. Its 3.0 m (9.8 ft) wingspan is the widest of any North American bird!

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wRDo TIL that the Leo DiCaprio film “Wolf of Wall Street” that immortalised the life of corrupt wall street traders was largely financed by money stolen by corrupt financial traders.
awB6y TIL the last time a living Democratic president transferred the presidency to another Democrat was on March 4, 1857.
m1j1x TIL that the “eternal flame” at the JFK memorial was accidentally doused 15 days after it was lit in 1963 by kids pouring Holy water on it. It was extinguished one other time in 1967 when the transformer powering the spark igniter was flooded and shorted out during a rain storm.
oBd0E TIL Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving British monarch, met Tu’i Malila the tortoise, the world’s oldest tortoise on record who lived to be 189.
7rYxb TIL in Indiana Jones and the last crusade, Most of the uniforms, worn by the Nazis in the Berlin book burning scene, are authentic World War II uniforms, and not costumes. A cache of old uniforms was found in Germany, and obtained by Costume Designer Anthony Powell to be used in the film.