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TIL Neanderthals built houses out of mammoth bones.

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4Xgmg TIL that at any given time in Kentucky, there are more barrels of bourbon aging (~5.3 million) than there are people (~4.5 million).
NXvZM TIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibility
6okw TIL that 30 years ago, you could buy a pass for lifelong, unlimited first-class travel with American Airlines. Now they’re sueing some who did.
XEwvj TIL Santa Claus was issued a pilot’s license from the U.S. government in 1927. They also gave him airway maps and promised to keep the runway lights on.
D14oJ TIL, a small triangle in NYC about 27x25x27 inches was not accounted for in an eminent domain seizure in 1914. The owner installed a small mosaic which said "PROPERTY OF THE HESS ESTATE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES." It is still there today.