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TIL of the discovery of hundreds of fossilized Pterosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. The eggs belong to a previously known species of pterosaur that lived in China more than a hundred million years ago. One such fossil suggests a wingspan of 36 feet making it one of the largest animals ever to fly

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KP6G TIL: NYPD sent an undercover officer to follow André the Giant around whenever he went out drinking in their city to make sure he didn’t fall on anyone (again).
b9QlZ TIL Since reopening after undergoing an extensive facelift in October 2018, there are new rules and regulations, and a limit to the number of tourists allowed on Boracay island. There is no eating or drinking on the beach, no smoking, no fire dancing, and no commercial sandcastles
4XK8X TIL that the political terms “left”, “right”, and “center” originated from the seating arrangement of the French Parliament after the French Revolution. Moderates sat in the center, conservatives on the right, etc.
eavb TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.
DlNP TIL that in WW2 a squad of 3 US marines managed to held off 200 German soldiers behind enemies line in a French village. When the marines surrendered, the Germans were upset as they were expecting a whole battalion to surrender.