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TIL although the term Pachyderm is still commonly used, the order of Pachydermata for classification is considered obsolete. The 3 families formerly referred to as pachyderms are now divided into 5 families.

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9Ywmr TIL of the huia bird. It went extinct in 1907 and its call was never recorded, but it exists today because an elderly Maori man imitated in 1949 from memories of his childhood.
XEZvk TIL Kurt Cobain almost banned Dave Grohl from playing at Nirvana's Unplugged because he didn't like how Grohl sounded playing drums with sticks at the rehearsals. Finally, Grohl perfomed using the wire brushes and sizzle sticks he recieved as an "early Christmas present" from the album's producer.
KY9W9 TIL that Pablo Picasso was arrested as a suspect in the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa.
R5nXQ TIL NYC has a species of ant unique to it known as “Manhattants”
v16BK TIL that where a girl ties her bow on her dirndl during Oktoberfest means something. To the right means they're in a relationship, to the left means they're single, in the back means they're a waitress or a widow and in the front means they're a virgin.