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TIL Being Clean Shaven Was Popularized By Alexander The Great Because He Couldn't Grow A Proper Beard

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RD44 TIL Robert Watson Watt, pioneer of Radar, was caught speeding at the age of 64, by a cop with a Radar gun.
4XjXJ TIL whales and dolphins evolved from a meat eating terrestrial cow relative that likely had hooves and a cow-like multi-chambered, ruminant digestive system. Modern Cetaceans still have a ruminant-like digestive system described as a “hybrid” between true carnivores and herbivores.
eG4L TIL that Yellowstone National Park’s geothermal hot springs are capable of dissolving a human body overnight
RBgw TIL that in Japan, in 1997, a Pokemon scene with flashing lights induced mass seizures in children across the country. Reporting on the incident, the nightly news replayed the offending scene, prompting yet MORE seizures.
rDZ0 TIL that a research has shown that chickens prefer beautiful humans