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TIL Some dinosaurs had a possible lifespan of 300 years due to their slow metabolisms

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BKZK TIL that scientists have genetically altered chickens to express DNA that their dinosaur ancestors once possessed. Eventually, they grew teeth.
9VjB TIL that Don Mclean’s kids sang the Weird Al Yankovic parody (‘The Saga Begins’) of his classic 'American Pie’ so much that he sometimes sings it accidentally in concert.
0wmwR TIL the Sacred Band of Thebes was a troop of select soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male couples which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC, and were responsible for the defeat of the Spartans at the decisive Battle of Leuctra (371 BC).
mXJP TIL that 22% of Americans can name all five members of the Simpsons family, but only 0.1% of Americans can name all five First Amendment freedoms.