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TIL that Jack Paar walked off "The Tonight Show" during a live recording after censors cut a joke about a water closet the previous night

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yQgRp TIL that Malta had a referendum on whether or not to become a part of the United Kingdom. The British government rejected the deal however because they thought other colonies might seek a similar deal.
p8onO TIL: In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for about 2 cents per acre
xpeB TIL: John F. Kennedy’s sister, Rosemary, was lobotomized at the age of 23. Her Father authorized it and didn’t tell the family until after. The truth only came out after John was elected President.
jNo8M TIL There is no "Missing Link" in Human Evolution. The term "missing link" has fallen out of favor with biologists because it implies the evolutionary process is a linear phenomenon and that forms originate consecutively in a chain. Instead, the term Last Common Ancestor is preferred.
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