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TIL Brontosaurus is a valid dinosaur again. As of 2015 it is no longer considered to be the same species as Apatosaurus.

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RmE8 TIL of Cunningham’s Law: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”
VMn08 TIL that crows are as intelligent as a 7 year old child. They have an uncanny memory for human faces. They can hold grudges against some of us—and tell other crows about it, too.
XEWNj TIL When building the Trevi Fountain, Nicola Salvi ensured to add an urn on the right before he died. This was to block an “unsightly” barbershop whose owner had been continuously critiquing the work.
YLKd TIL The US Chamber of Commerce isn’t a Federal Agency, but a massive lobby group.
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