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A member of my extended family is the oldest living person in the world. @ 122 years + 1 day old as of September 11 2019
If she lives another 163 days she will be the confirmed longest lived person in recorded history.
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TIL that the Inland Taipan or "fierce snake" is the most venomous snake in the world. However, because of its shy and timid nature there has never been a recorded death caused by its bite. The word "fierce" describes its venom, not its temperament.
Eastern browns I think might be second on the list. Super aggressive.. had 2 in the chook house last summer. They are extremely common.
One bite a greyhound next door and the poor thing screamed in agony for 10 minutes before it died. Worst thing I ever heard.3 -
TIL that Germany has launched a rocket with yeast on board into space. When the rocket returns the yeast will be used to make beer. Making it effectively space beer.2
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JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of "The Cars," has died in NYC at age 75.
Eddie Money died on the 13th of September @ the age of 70. RIP . Your contributions to my musical journey through life will endure.1 -
Cleaning out drain pipes sucks0
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TIL Tim Wong made the first and only successful attempt at single-handedly repopulating the extremely rare pipevine swallowtail butterfly in San Francisco. In seven years, he cultivated more than 200 pipevine plants (sole food source) and donates thousands of caterpillars to the Botanical Gardens.1
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TIL there is a section of desert called the Libyan Glass Field: yellow glass caused by a meteor strike 29 million years ago which was used by ancient Egyptians to create King Tutankhamun’s scarab adornment.
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Dammit I knew I was doing something wrong1 -
TIL that clowns copyright their makeup by painting their faces on eggs. There is a clown egg registry in London.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register
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TIL There is nothing written by pirates themselves, with the exception of educated people who 'went pirate' and probably didn't exhibit pirate speech patterns.
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TIL that clowns copyright their makeup by painting their faces on eggs. There is a clown egg registry in London.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register
My aunt has a registered face. She used to clown around1 -
TIL that Aeschylus, one of three great Athenian tragedians, was killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle that mistook his bald head for a rock suitable for shattering a reptile shell. Pliny adds that Aeschylus had been staying outdoors to avert a prophecy that he'd be killed by a falling object.2
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TIL there is a prequel to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" known as "Halloween is Grinch Night", which won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 1977.
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TIL The song "Mr. Blue Sky" by the Electric Light Orchestra was found to be the happiest song ever using a formula made by studying songs from a period of 50 years.1
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That kids can be *kitten*1
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TIL when Uranus was discovered it was called George for about 70 years.1
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TIL - My customer service voice is on point!1
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TIL that pics of girls eating a danish is so HOT!1
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TIL that drinking OJ after brushing your teeth tastes bad because of a foaming ingredient in toothpaste which blocks your ability to taste sweetness, and you're left with the pure acidity and bitterness of the fruit.1
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TIL that drinking OJ after brushing your teeth tastes bad because of a foaming ingredient in toothpaste which blocks your ability to taste sweetness, and you're left with the pure acidity and bitterness of the fruit.
Am scratching my head on this one. Eating fruit bowl that was part of my breakfast after brushing teeth, all the pieces were appropriately sweet...except the blueberries. ?????
TIL (recently, actually) what a "stone" equals in pounds (14). I've lost a little more than two of them. 😊1 -
TIL Jules Verne's wrote a novel in 1863 which predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, wind power, missiles, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet, and feminism. It was lost for over 100 years after his publisher deemed it too unbelievable to publish.1
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