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TIL Seattle has a lower rate of child Polio vaccination than Rwanda.

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woymo TIL that a version of the Golden Rule can be found on ancient Egyptian papyrus from the Egyptian late period, which states "That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another."
gJlb TIL the Dung Beetle is the only known insect that uses the Milky Way as a reference to moving in a straight line despite not being able to see individual stars. Scientists initially thought they were using the moon, however, they still moved in a straight line on moonless nights.
yVWla Today I learned that if you collapse an underwater bubble with a sound wave, light is produced, and the mechanism has not been figured out.
w7YY TIL of Verona Rupes, a cliff face located on Miranda, one of the moons of Uranus. At 33,000 feet, over six miles tall, it is the highest point known to man. Falling from the top would take a full 12 minutes.
gMvWy TIL Disney's Epcot Italy imports water from Pennsylvania to use in their pizza because PA water shares much of the same qualities found in Naples and it keeps it as authentic as possible