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TIL that scientists have recovered DNA and soft tissue from a Tyrannosaurus rex

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OovvL TIL that Immanuel Kant promoted "scientific" racism, giving a hierarchy of four races: white Europeans "always advance to perfection", yellow Asians "can never reach the level of abstract concepts", black Africans "can be educated but only as servants", and red Amerindians "cannot be educated"
YpwVW TIL due to a campaign in the 1970s, “Square Dancing” is the state dance in 75% (24 out of 32) of US States that list one.
WkjKL TIL a necropsy performed after the death of Secretariat in 1989 showed the thoroughbred had a heart almost twice the size of average racehorses, a factor that contributed to its incredible power and stamina
XDQ TIL American Airlines saved nearly $40,000 by eliminating one olive from the salad they served each passenger
9Wg7 TIL Utah, despite being known as one of the most religious and wholesome states, ranks number one out of all fifty states in online porn subscriptions.