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TIL the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos realized the Solar System was heliocentric 2000 years before Copernicus, but was mostly ignored.

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b6ZN0 Today I learned Winston Churchill topped the list of greatest Britons ever lived ahead of Issac Newton, Shakespeare, Darwin and Princess Diana.
okVK TIL The bear is the most anthropomorphic animal in its behavior and appearance. Many Native Americans consider the bear to be either an ancestor or brother, due to their organs, appendages,ability to stand and their intelligence. Sometimes a bear standing up has been mistaken for a Sasquatch.
pYdYb TIL: About the USS Wolverine a aircraft carrier during WWII with the purpose training Navy pilots, along with the USS Sable they trained over 17,000 pilots and landing signal officers, also they were the only freshwater, coal-fired, side paddle-wheel aircraft carriers used by the United States Navy.
p8nA8 TIL that in 1922 a suitcase containing almost everything the young Ernest Hemingway had written up to that time was stolen in a train station in Paris. No trace of this suitcase has ever been discovered, despite the fact that the unpublished stories it contained would be incredibly valuable.
OGPnL TIL that orcas have a culture that they pass down to their offspring and they also have variations in vocalizations similar to languages and dialects in humans