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TIL The first color broadcast was in 1958 when a TV presenter pushed a button to change black and white into color for President Eisenhower’s speech

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rN7Ye TIL The Goldilocks Principle allowing Earth to sustain life because of its position in the solar system, and the slightest change would be detrimental to its survival.
N7j71 TIL that Fibonacci Numbers were created to model Rabbit Population.
Wk9Ed TIL in 1860′s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were best friends became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.
KOy7a TIL Gerbils are illegal as pets in California due to its climate being so similar to the gerbil's natural desert habitat that state officials are concerned that gerbils who escape or are released into the wild could establish feral colonies
BeEr TIL peeing in the shower can save up to 2,500 liters of water per year, per person.