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TIL The San Francisco Giants eradicated their Seagull problem with a Red Tailed Hawk named “Bruce Lee.”

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4X1Lb TIL that government agencies such as the FDA and EPA have valued human life at around $10 million. They use this to assess how much money to spend on different programs.
AWwo TIL that a soviet scientist killed his friend with an axe after losing in a game of chess in an Antarctic base. After this incident, Soviet authorities banned chess at their Antarctic bases.
XAy8 TIL that after being spot on for almost 50 years, Moore’s law — which predicts the computing power to double every other year — is expected to slow down for the first time next year.
gM96D TIL- during the Krakatoa eruptions and resulting tsunamis, a javanese lighthouse keeper refused to leave his post, survived after the lighthouse collapsed, lost his wife and child, and built a makeshift light just a few hours afterward so that ships wouldn't run aground.
01oA TIL Wal-Mart employees across the country are planning to strike on Black Friday in what may be the biggest push for equitable wages that Wal-Mart has ever seen. Someofus.org is gathering donations to buy the employees grocery gift cards so they can still feed their families.