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TIL that despite its popular depictions, the 5 stages of grief is considered to be an outdated theory.

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Y4Gv TIL that the Hoover Dam can not generate electricity if the elevation of Lake Mead’s water level drops below 320m. In 2016, it reached 326m, down from a high of 370 in the 1980s.
xVyo0 TIL Scallops have anywhere from 50-200 eyes.
xVvB1 TIL that Edwin Hubble broke the state record in the high jump, and went on to play basketball for the University of Chicago. He won a Rhodes scholarship and studied law at Oxford. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy, but practiced law in Kentucky.
j6MwQ TIL about the Javan Rhinoceros. A critically endangered species of rhino. Currently there are about 76 Javan rhinos surviving in just one country, Indonesia.
JYd68 TIL in Ancient Rome some condemned prisoners were executed onstage at the theater as "actors" for famous death scenes