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TIL a shade of purple called "rebeccapurple" in web development is a memorial to Rebecca Alison Meyer, daughter of CSS developer Eric Meyer. Rebecca passed away on her sixth birthday from brain cancer.

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D19kr TIL that Ecuador is named after being on the equator and is in fact the only country in the world named after a geographical feature
l76W7 TIL Lonely parrots can be taught to call their buddies.
d84M7 TIL associative memory survives metamorphosis in moths/butterflies (Lepidoptera). Meaning moths and butterflies remember aspects of caterpillar-life, despite effectively turning to goo in the metamorphosis.
LY8p TIL there was a cloning project to revive the extinct Pyrenean Ibex, which resulted in a female being cloned back into existence. However, it died 7 minutes later, making the species extinct again.
kE8d TIL that fans continue to throw pizzas onto the roof of the house featured in “Breaking Bad” as Walter White’s house.