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TIL about Stephen C. Sillett, the first ever scientist to explore the canopies of the old growth giant redwood forests

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69GDl TIL that during the Carrington event of 1859, some telegraph operators were still able to communicate with each other despite both sides having the power disconnected due to the strong electric current induced by the solar storm
xXA5 TIL Sir John Smith, who founded Jamestown, was knighted by a prince of Transylvania, for beheading three Turkish commanders in 3 separate duels. He later captured as a slave, and given by a Turkish nobleman to his mistress, the woman subsequently fell in love with Smith and He escaped 2 years later.
R7O8j TIL Christian radio host Harold Camping predicted the world would end on May 21, 2011. Followers gave up their jobs, sold their homes, and stopped investing in their children's college funds. On May 22, his office had a paper note in the window stating, "This office is closed. Sorry we missed you!"
RAV6 TIL Spotify has a CPR playlist. All the songs on the playlist have a tempo of 100 to 120 bpm, which is the same tempo at which one should give chest compressions during CPR. Coincidently, two of the songs are: “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen and “Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees.
rNMYW TIL that Roman ladies would pay to have the sweat and muck of Gladiator's bodies scraped off, so that they could use it as a moisturiser.