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TIL the politicization of science likely led to the famine deaths of millions in the USSR and China

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xVnjb TIL about Salps - a jellyfish relative. They asexually reproduce chains of clones who are all female, which then detach and breed sexually. After giving birth to a single asexual offspring they become male, while the offspring starts the cycle over.
awl0 TIL that Stonehenge could be assembled by a single clever person. A guy in Michigan has figured out one way to do it.
5YQ79 TIL that polar bears have black skin and hollow fur to absorb more sunlight while still remaining camoflagued
5V0Xk TIL the largest verified size of a captive Kodiak bear is for a male that lived at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota. He weighed 966 kg (2,130 lb) when he died in June 1987 at the age of 22, and according to the zoo director, he likely weighed close to 1,089 kg (2,400 lb) a year earlier.
wO8M TIL: “ADT” Security Company employed serial killer Dennis Rader, who would disable the alarm systems he installed before proceeding to rape and murder the occupants.