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TIL A Dog's Nose is Its Fingerprint

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OLZR TIL that in 1992 McDonalds sold a burger called the “McJordan” that included all of Michael Jordan’s favorite toppings, one of which was BBQ sauce. In 2012, an unopened gallon of 20 year old McJordan BBQ sauce sold on eBay for $9,995
N7jw8 TIL about York, a slave belonging to William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) and the first African American to cross North America to reach the Pacific
VBm7k TIL Pierre-Simon Laplace's nebular hypothesis from 1796 is still, with some modification, the prevailing hypothesis for the origin of stars and planetary systems. Laplace proposed that nebulae are future solar systems, waiting to happen
BrPrK TIL Composer Franz Liszt's hotness is a matter of historical record. Such was his beauty, talent and benevolence, the Hungarian pianist was said to bring about states of 'mystical ecstasy' and 'asphyxiating hysteria' in his fans. Many doctors felt he posed a public health risk.
woMQM TIL that the battle of Tsushima, also known in Japan as the Battle of the Sea of Japan was the only decisive engagement ever fought between modern steel battleship fleets and the first in which wireless telegraphy (radio) played a critically important role.