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TIL during the Great Depression, Will Kellogg directed his cereal plant to operate in four six-hour shifts to give more opportunities for Battle Creek residents to find work.

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VMYJ0 TIL of Magic the Miniature Therapy horse, who routinely visited hospital patients needing comfort. She visited one patient who had not spoken for three years; Upon seeing the horse, she said ‘Isn’t she beautiful?’ It caused the staff to break out in tears
OoyrR TIL that jumping spiders can not only see the moon, but also enjoy chasing laser pointers.
1aQy4 TIL nearly every single resident of Whittier, AK (population 200+) lives in the Begich Towers Condominium. The Whittier Police Department, hospital, mayor’s office, etc., are also located in the same complex.
ANDZl TIL The 1761 transition of Venus is one of the earliest international scientific collaborations. Britian, France, and Austria sent astronomers around the world to ensure good observations with the British team of Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason at the Cape of Good Hope being the most successful.
m6Yv TIL that, by examining high-resolution satellite imagery with algorithms developed via trial-and-error, Sarah Parcak and her team have discovered 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and over 3,100 settlements in Egypt alone. She now wants to crowdsource “space archaeology” to prevent looting of ancient sites.