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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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WkmVY TIL that Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) don't contain the letters I, O, or Q; this is to avoid confusion with the numerals 1, 0, and 9 (q).
A5lx TIL a Starship Troopers anime was made in 1988
kWPW TIL on this day in 1351, 30 knights from England and France fought a melee to decide which nation would inherit the duchy of Brittany. The fight is hailed as a noble display of the ideas of Chivalry
KOyPQ TIL The consultant hired on Star Trek: Voyager for the development of the Native American Chakotay character had previously been exposed as having faked his Native American ancestry to sell books.
ANgGw TIL Saturn's rings are made up of ice which is diamagnetic and hence resides in the place with the lowest magnetic effect: the equator