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TIL that Australian billionaire Clive Palmer had a development plan he wanted to keep secret, so the architect jokingly labelled the block of land as "dinosaur park". After newspapers worldwide reported that they were planning to clone dinosaurs, 500 scientists applied to be involved in the process

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oRd6R TIL the Dickin Medal is awarded to animals "displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty"
VBGk4 TIL those gum containers are called "bottles"
ZpZWB TIL: In Sept. 1987, Eric Garcia commited suicide by exploding several hundred pounds of black powder and aerial shells at the Celebrity Fireworks Co in Rialto, CA. The explosion leveled the plant along with the neighboring businesses and blew out windows 4 miles away.
V10Z TIL that Monsanto created Agent Orange, which caused over half a million Vietnamese children to be born with deformities.
a8EYb TIL that a genetic mutation made the Arabian Peninsula population lactose tolerent and able to survive on camel milk and live in arid climate. This was a factor in early Muslims' victories over the Persian and Roman empires as Arab fighters could launch raids before retreating deep into the desert