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Today I learned about The Lavon Affair. It blew my mind.
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TIL that being a gifted, high IQ child does not equate adult success. In one study of 210 highly gifted children, six became incredibly successful as adults.
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TIL about the Oceanic White Tip, the only shark to be known to deliberately prey upon humans (as opposed to biting them).
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TIL Britan was the first country to use Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency in 1952 which the US viewed as justification to use it in Vietnam
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TIL the Bactrian camel is able to withstand temperatures as low as -40 °C in winter to 40 °C in summer by shedding its winter coat extremely rapidly. They have a remarkable ability to go without water for months at a time, and can move at speeds of up to 40 mph.
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TIL that David Grohl refused to have his band's music on Glee. "The guy who created Glee is so offended that we're not, like, begging to be on his fcking show," said Grohl. "Fck that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee."