TIL that Limpets, the little conical sea snails found all over the world, develop "Homescars", their favorite places to sit on rocks, which is a little depression etched out of the surface of the solid rock from them frequenting that location.
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Limpet
aquatic snail
TIL that Today's birds evolved from huge meat-eating dinosaurs that shrank continuously for 50 million years.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 04:42AM by miolmok
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The Conversation
How small birds evolved from giant meat eating dinosaurs
Spectacular transitional fossils, many from northern China, provide overwhelming evidence that dinosaurs evolved into birds and thus didn’t all perish when the deadly meteorite struck at the end of the…
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TIL the borough of Queens in New York City is considered the most linguistically diverse place on Earth with about 138 languages being spoken in the borough and 56% of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 09:24AM by Ted_Normal
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long Island to its…
TIL why Roman concrete often lasted thousands of years, but ours decays in mere decades.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 07:54AM by yousunkmybattleship
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MIT News
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
Researchers have discovered ancient Roman concrete-manufacturing strategies that incorporated self-healing. Applying this knowledge toward modern cement production, they hope to improve the material’s environmental impact.
TIL 1945, France, Audie Murphy's positions came under attack by Germans, against six Panzer tanks and 250 soldiers he mounted a tank destroyer and with a machine gun, contested the enemy's advance. Murphy remained for an hour, repelling the attack of German soldiers, killing 50 of them.
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TIL that Namibia was the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 12:26PM by Not_A_Nazgul
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TIL that the Italian royal family was banished from the country in 1946 and were not allowed to return until 2002.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 08:23AM by skillpolitics
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the Guardian
Exiled Italian royals go home
Family visits Pope in first trip back in 50 years.
TIL In the United States over 24 billion eggs are broken per year at egg breaking facilities. Additionally egg membranes are high in collagen and used in dietary supplements.
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Eggshell membrane
membranes associated with the developing fetus
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TIL Human brain was bigger 3000 years ago
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 10:17AM by HydrolicKrane
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Bbc
Why human brains were bigger 3,000 years ago
Our modern civilisation may be the most advanced to ever exist on Earth, but around 100 generations ago, our ancestors had brains that were larger than our own.
TIL: At the second Tour de France, the first four finishers were disqualified because they took the train
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 03:02PM by BenFilippo
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1904 Tour de France
The 1904 Tour de France was the second Tour de France, held from 2 to 24 July. With a route similar to its previous edition, 1903 Tour de France winner Maurice Garin seemed to have repeated his win by a small margin over Lucien Pothier, while Hippolyte Aucouturier…
TIL that humans create lemons by breeding citrons and limes. Life never gave us lemons; we created them ourselves
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 05:49PM by pentacontagon
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Healthline
Lemons 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
The lemon is a popular citrus fruit that is high in vitamin C and many powerful nutrients. Lemons may have numerous benefits for health.
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TIL that Franz Jägerstätter was declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church in 2007 after he was executed by the Nazis for being a Conscientious objector.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 12:28PM by icantthinkofaname940
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Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector
TIL onions are toxic to dogs. They can cause hemolytic anemia and result in death. A 45-lb. dog would only have to eat one medium to large onion to experience dangerous toxicity levels.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 05:34PM by TypicalOverthinker
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American Kennel Club
Can Dogs Eat Onions?
Can your dog eat onions? No, as onions and onion product can prove toxic to dogs. Find out how to prevent onion toxicity in dogs here.
TIL in 1996 Björk had a stalker who mailed her a letter bomb rigged with sulfuric acid, before filming his own suicide by shotgun. Police found the tape and intercepted the package before it arrived.
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Ricardo López (stalker)
American stalker and criminal
TIL that brachiosaurus vomit contained more than enough force & slurry to kill you
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Boing Boing
With how much force did brachiosauruses vomit?
The answer to the question posed by the headline is about 68,000 Newtons per hurl, assuming 110 pounds of vomit projected from a 45ft height onto packed sand below. That would be more than enough t…
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TIL that when Kate Winslet was 15, she dated a man of 27. He broke up with her and later died of bone cancer. She skipped the premier night of Titanic to go to his funeral.
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Stephen Tredre
British actor-writer (1963-1997)
TIL that foods such as: cheese, wine, chocolate, and others are technically illegal in Florida. This is because they contain the trace amine tyramine which is considered a schedule I hallucinogen. This is despite tyramine not actually having any hallucinogenic effects and being widespread in foods
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Tyramine
Tyramine (/ˈtaɪrəmiːn/ TY-rə-meen) (also spelled tyramin), also known under several other names, is a naturally occurring trace amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Tyramine acts as a catecholamine releasing agent. Notably, it is unable to cross the…
TIL that in 1915, the lock millionaire Cecil Chubb bought his wife Stonehenge. She didn’t like it, so in 1918 he gave it to The United Kingdom.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 11:18PM by JoRhyloo
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Cecil Chubb
last private owner of Stonehenge
TIL during ww2 acclaimed tv Chef Julia Child was on the team that invented shark repellent to keep sharks away from sea mines intended for German U- Boats. This marked Child's first foray into the world of cooking.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 08:08PM by Polairis44
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HISTORY
Julia Child’s Spy Days Included Work on a Shark Repellent
She started as a clerk-typist, but when she got to the OSS Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Section, she began to do more significant work.
TIL when Jim Morrison was in his senior year, the books he read and reported on were all so offbeat, that teachers thought he made them up. A teacher also went to the Library of Congress to check if the books actually existed. He also had an IQ of 149, which is generally considered genius level.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 11:34PM by waitingforthesun92
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Radical Reads
Jim Morrison's Literary Influences
A list of books recommended by rock poet Jim Morrison, including work by Friedrich Nietzche, Albert Camus, Allen Ginsberg and James Baldwin.
TIL wheeled luggage was first seen as a niche women’s product until the 1970s. Department stores initially refused selling wheeled luggage for fear it would make men feel “wimpy”.
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Submitted January 08, 2023 at 10:17PM by BasementDweller3000
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Suitcase
form of luggage