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TIL that Grant Imahara of Mythbusters volunteered to build Geoff Peterson–the gay robot skeleton sidekick on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson–if Craig got him 100K Twitter followers.

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VMxm0 TIL: Graham Crackers named for Sylvester Graham, a minister who lived and preached in the first half of the 19th century, carried on a dietary crusade in favor of whole wheat flour, arguing that to separate the bran from the rest of the wheat berry was against the will of God
9wbMr TIL that Abebe Bikila won the marathon at the 1960 Rome Olympics running barefoot, after failing to find shoes that fit him properly. He not only set a world record but also became the first Black African athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
LkQDv People are terrified that they’re being exposed to radiation all the time, whether from a distant nuclear accident or the mobile device snuggled against their head. Generally, they are wrong. Here are the most radioactive objects in the world around you, and the truth about which ones cause health problems.
Ka6B TIL a Greenland shark was tagged off Greenland in 1936 and recaptured in 1952. Its measurements suggest that Greenland sharks grow at a rate of 0.5–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) per year, thus the largest individuals may live about 200 years, making them among the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
WKZY TIL that archaeologists have found the remains of what appears to be a family group of 12 Neanderthals in Spain who were killed, butchered, and cannibalized by other humans about 42 000 years ago.