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TIL that the Russian Empire expanded at a rate of 55 square miles a day, for nearly 400 years

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GY4l7 TIL of Turritopsis Nutricula, a jellyfish that returns to its polyp stage after becoming old, effectively becoming immortal.
Zpx8D TIL famous psychologist B.F.Skinner trained street pigeons to guide rockets by training them to recognize the pattern of a target, and to peck when they saw the target. As the pigeons pecked, cables harnessed to each one’s head would mechanically steer the missile until it finally reached its mark.
kJOEg TIL the modern face-up technique of high jump was invented by American Dick Fosbury and debuted at the 1968 Olympics. Reporters mocked him, saying he looked like a "two legged camel". He won the gold. It is now known as the "Fosbury Flop" and is the dominant style in the sport
woDnM TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo, where 150 were shot and the remaining 36 were buried up to their necks and eaten alive by red ants, while the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song Those Were the Days
EaN0 TIL Scorpion Venom is the most expensive liquid on earth, at almost $39 million a gallon. Next closest on the list in king cobra venom at $152K a gallon with LSD close behind at $122K a gallon