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TIL Roger Ebert dated Oprah

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9Y1Z7 TIL not all gum trees are Eucalyptus trees
9Y7nm TIL about The Fortress of the Bears (aka Admiralty Island), an island off the coast of Alaska that has the highest concentration of brown bears in North America. The ~1600 bears outnumber people 3 to 1.
GAwMQ TIL about the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War and a resounding example of how far the ruling elite will go to quell any attempt to challenge their hegemony, including calling upon the U.S. Army.
8ndZ TIL that the “coastline paradox” makes measuring around bodies of water and coastlines mathematically impossible.
pYd4Q TIL the Ampex corporation in the 1950s sold the first 8 track recorder machine to musician Les Paul (solid body electric guitar pioneer). It was installed in Paul's home studio in 1957 for $10,000 which was roughly three times the US average yearly income in 1957 and equivalent to $107,000 in 2023.