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TIL Allen's rule, which describes a pattern in animals' lankiness and size (surface-area to volume ratio) across related species, according to hotter and colder climates

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OP44 TIL in 2005, during a Muslim Pilgrimage in Baghdad, one man pointed to another and accused him of carrying explosives. 953 People died in the resulting stampede.
ogkE TIL Newgrounds was one of the first Web 2.0 sites, where you could upload Flash movies and games and others could rate and review it as early as 2000
vP58D Today I learned that three Neapolitan brothers established a pirate record label from a market stall in the1970s that became Italy’s third biggest record label – until police cracked down. The film 'Mixed by Erry' is an Italian film based on these events.
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