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wL5KJ Historical photos show fishermen with chinooks almost as tall as they are. A century's worth of dam-building, overfishing, habitat loss and hatcheries has cut the size of the average fish in half.
1amlD TIL that at the age of 31, Charlie Munger was broke, divorced, and had just buried his 9-year-old son who died from leukemia. Today, Munger is Warren Buffet's "right-hand man," a billionaire and says "Self-pity is not going to improve the situation...however bad it is, just fix it as best you can."
W7w7A Today I learned that a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. Venus has an extremely slow rotation on its axis, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation, while it only takes about 225 Earth days for Venus to orbit the Sun.
epN74 TIL that natural Pearls are not only found in oysters, but also mussels, conch, clams, abalone and snails
5YAX8 TIL President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot that had to be removed from Jackson's funeral service because it would not stop swearing