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TIL the game Chinese Checkers is neither Chinese nor Checkers
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TIL scientists recovered DNA from the extinct miniature elephant on Sicily. Two different species of miniature elephants evolved separately on the same island. The smallest one was a meter tall and weighed about 300 kgs. The other was about 2 meters and 1,000 kgs.
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TIL different metals make distinct patterns of sparks when struck
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TIL in Leave the World Behind (2023), a coordinated attack of 1) disabling communications and transportation, 2) synchronized chaos via disinformation, and 3) civil war and societal collapse was the most cost effective way of destabilizing a dysfunctional society.
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Today I learned about the Raj Ghat, a black marble pedestal that marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated after his assassination in 1948
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TIL Sheep breeders put chalk on the male sheep, which leaves a chalk mark on the females it’s mated with to monitor reproduction.