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TIL that the Haka, a traditional war dance of the Maori people of New Zealand has been performed by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team before international games for 111 years

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E1yjP TIL in 1969, Katherine Hephburn and Barbara Streisand both shared the Best Actress Oscar in a tie. It was the only tie for a Best Actress award ever.
gr8ay TIL: An Indian mathematician identified Mt. Everest as the world's highest peak in 1852. Using trigonometry, he calculated its height to be 29,000 ft. In 2020, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nepal determined the actual height to be 29,031 ft - a difference of 31 ft from the 1852 estimate.
ZpP8o TIL that there is plastic eating bacteria that can turn trash into silk. Scientists turned to bacteria that are naturally able to consume polyethylene. They then genetically edited the microbes so that they could also produce a silk-like material.
VBdnD TIL that the world's oldest known painting is believed to be a cave painting in Spain, estimated to be around 65,000 years old. It depicts a red deer.
D1r1Y TIL David Bowie issued his own bonds in 1997, "Bowie Bonds". These asset backed securities awarded investors a share in his future royalties for 10 years.