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TIL that there are more scientists named “Steve” who support evolution, than there are scientists who support Creationism altogether

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KO7MB TIL that the black kite, an Australian bird of prey, hunts by starting fires that force their prey out in the open.
8lWb TIL that Mark Cuban once criticized someone by saying that they, “Would not even be able to manage a Dairy Queen.” Dairy Queen then took offense to that statement and offered Mark Cuban a chance to manage Dairy Queen for a whole day, which he accepted.
J1PO4 TIL: Robin Williams had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work. This under the radar, no publicity requirement helped countless homeless people find work.
J0Xj TIL of Promethea Pythaitha, a young genius from Montana who was profiled on the CBS show “Whiz Kids!”, and how her IQ and Greek background brought about unwanted attention, hate mail, and the death of a stalker by police.
xVE50 Today I learned that there is a German band called Compressor Head composed entirely of Robots, who actually play the instruments.