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TIL male kangaroos are called boomers

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R5DAa TIL of Walter M. Gibson, a 19th century adventurer who was a gunrunner in the Caribbean and imprisoned in the East Indies for fomenting rebellion, but while awaiting execution, had a vision of creating an island empire and escaped -- then tried to create that empire as Prime Minister of Hawaii.
7l7x TIL although the stabbing death of indie rock icon Elliott Smith is widely believed to be a suicide his autopsy report lists his mode of death as “undetermined.” Hesitation wounds were absent, possible defensive wounds were found on his hands, and his name was misspelled on his suicide note.
XEbQ TIL if the spectrum of sunlight was more evenly distributed, the sky would be purple
neQwW TIL that in 1769, the Royal Society issued a series of tests to ensure Mozart was actually 8. Daines Barrington, who conducted the study, was convinced after seeing Mozart abandon his harpsichord in the middle of playing to chase a cat; they could not 'bring him back for a considerable time'.
698VX TIL Finland is considered 'the world's happiest country,' and has won that title six years in a row. Next door neighbor Russia is ranked 70th. U.S is ranked 15.