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TIL The bones of around 10 bodies; six of them children were found in the basement of the house Benjamin Franklin lived in London's Craven Street for nearly two decades, while he was an ambassador for the American colonies.

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mxnBR TIL that while most air traffic communications around the world use the NATO phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, etc), Atlanta doesn't. Taxiways, Gates, and others including a 'D' are referred to as 'Dixie', so as not to cause confusion with Delta Air Lines. Atlanta is Delta's hub.
EgPkp TIL: Researchers are attempting to use AI to decode the language of dolphins. Their goal of eventually being able to reverse engineer a way for humans to translate their own language into dolphin speak. This would effectively facilitate interspecies communication for the very first time.
MeJXV TIL the strongest correlation with intelligence and personality traits is openness to experience. It is thought individuals with a high level of openness enjoy the experience of learning and prefer an intellectually stimulating environment.
mX7v TIL over 11% of all Americans are infected with parasitic Pinworms, which make your ass itch at night when they come crawling out of your anus to lay their eggs. This makes you scratch your ass and helps these sticky eggs spread, often to your own breakfast, thereby repeating the cycle.
oBj5Y TIL helicopter rotor blades spin at a fairly constant speed and only gain lift by altering the angle of the blades. The centrifugal force is too much to attempt to alter the blade RPM enough to generate lift.