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TIL that dinosaur fossils can “opalize” rather than fossilize.

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VRLG TIL Marty McFly drinks Pepsi because its logo had changed since 1955, whereas Coke stayed the same - it wasn’t just product placement
4XOv5 TIL that in 1973, Johnny Carson created a fake joke about a nationwide toilet paper shortage, unintentionally causing a real shortage of toilet paper across the country.
NaD1 TIL a pair of those glasses with a big nose, thick eyebrows, and a mustache attached is called a ‘beaglepuss’
X051P TIL between 63rd and 76th Streets in New York City, scientists have found an ant species found nowhere else on Earth. They called him “ManhattAnt”.
wGRJ TIL Restaurants often serve a fish called Escolar, disguised to be Tuna on the menu. Eating too much of this fish, more than 6 ounces, will cause explosive, oily, uncontrollable orange diarrhea. Accidents can also happen while passing gas.