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TIL that the Boiling Frog Apologue (A frog will jump out of boiling water but not tepid water being graddually heated) is based on a 19th century experiment on dead frogs. Living frogs will jump out of water that becomes too hot, and immediately die if placed in boiling water.

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78mgZ TIL about Peter Tuchman, a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, famously known as the "most photographed trader on Wall Street" and often featured in reaction shots during especially volatile trading days.
4J7N TIL Cambyses II of Persia used cats to fight a battle. Against the Egyptians in the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC he ordered his men to paint cats on their shields and brought 100’s of cats to his front lines. The Egyptian archers refused to fire on the cats as injuring one was punishable by death.
W7Da8 TIL there is a statue in Dublin, Ireland called Molly Malone. The sculptor made her quite voluptuous and with a very low-cut bodice, so her breasts get continually rubbed. The bronze in that whole area is much brighter than the rest of the sculpture because everyone keeps fondling her tits.
BaJy TIL Pixar has created a completely functional website for the fake college Monsters University for the promotion of their upcoming film, Monsters University; complete with admissions info, majors, etc.
JYGKV TIL 12 counties in Africa are building a 9 mile wide tree wall all the way across the continent to prevent the Sahara from advancing