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TIL that the planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica

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a8YXJ TIL the most prolific man-eating lions were a pride of 15 in the Njombe region of Tanzania that claimed as many as 1,500 lives between 1932-1947. Unlike most lions, the Njombe pride did its killing in the afternoon, using the night hours to travel as far as 15 or 20 miles to an unsuspecting village.
rNNm4 TIL hummingbird feeders need daily cleaning in hot weather bc nectar spoils in heat & sickens the birds. Several ways to protect their food from overheating include: place feeders in shade, freeze nectar into small cubes & fill feeders with them to delay heating, wrap in foil, use glass feeders.
Zy0a TIL that police can reject police officers that score too high in IQ claiming that “those who scored too high could get bored with police work”.
N7nOP TIL the word Turquoise actually comes from the French "turquois" meaning "Turkish", as the stones were traditionally imported from Turkey.
9wB7Q TIL of Eduard Bloch, Hitler’s family physician that was Jewish. He billed the family at a reduced cost and sometimes refused to bill them when Hitler’s mother was dying of breast cancer. Years later, Hitler gave Bloch special protection and allowed him to emigrate to the United States.