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TIL A couple bought a home in an Edmonton suburb in 1974 after hearing talk about a potential train line from their realtor. The 13km light rail connecting their community to downtown in 30 minutes finally opened in 2023

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rvv4 TIL that velociraptors are actually much smaller than they appear in Jurassic Park; they are modeled after a related species. However, shortly after production of the movie, a raptor species (Utahraptor) was discovered that was extremely similar to the movie raptors.
XYWk TIL Donkeys are used for political protest in Oman because there is no way police can look dignified catching them.
kOKRg TIL twins are becoming more common than ever. Around 1915, 1 in every 50 babies born was a twin, a rate of 2%. The rate increased to 3.3% by 2010 (1 in every 30 babies born is a twin). Scientists believe that older woman tend to have more twins and couples tend to start families later nowadays.
Rlvl TIL George Clooney has helped fund a satellite that documents and records war atrocities in Africa that would otherwise be ignored.
78k4M TIL that in the record setting $2million dollar (before inflation) boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, they swapped referees to stop Al Capone from trying to rig the match.