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TIL if the mostly unknown 10th President of the USA-John Tyler, hadn’t implemented the Monroe Doctrine, Hawaii would be a British colony today

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1RrW TIL that in 1959 nine skiers died due to a ‘compelling natural force’ in the Ural mountains. They were found in their underwear in sub-freezing temps, barefoot, highly radioactive with fatal blunt force wounds not possible by a human. No sign of a struggle and one victim was missing their tongue
oBZWK Ultra-endurance bicycle racer Lael Wilcox puts more miles on her bike every year than most people do on their cars. Here's how she trains for and rides some of the toughest races on earth.
0wdgA In less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals.The situation is dire, but are we too late? National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shah Selbe expands on what has caused this decline and if it's possible to reverse humanity’s effect on these populations.
4kMZR TIL that Roman Emperor Caligula would torment his senators by making them run in front of his chariot for miles. He also was so hairy that he made it a capital offense to mention goats in his presence.
AX6x TIL that strontium, a chemical relative of calcium, can be given to increase bone density, fractures, and promote bone regrowth, essentially acting as calcium in the bones better than calcium itself does