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TIL many commonly used statistical methods, such as Student's t-test, were invented by the head brewer at Guiness Brewery for quality control

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eR5n TIL that on February 1, 2012, the workers at a store in King Cove, Alaska, left a half hour early because the weather was bad. 15 minutes later, an avalanche slammed into the store’s warehouse, annihilating it. And it was all caught on three separate security cameras.
W7eXY TIL male dolphins will kill baby dolphins of another father so that the female will be available to mate with them.
MeJK7 TIL that Edgar Degas’ statue Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, depicting a Paris “opera rat,” was reviled by critics in 1881 as “repulsive” and “vicious.” Today, the original sculpture is at the National Gallery of Art in D.C., and bronze casts made after his death can be found in many other museums.
9Yy6M TIL in Germany killing a European hornet or nest has been illegal since January 1, 1987, with a fine up to €50,000
NKYe TIL Stephen Colbert lost his father and 2 brothers in a plane crash when he was just 10 years old. Although he was aimless as a teenager, barely graduating high school, he later learned to accept the event and credits it with making him the comedian he is today saying “I learned to love it”.