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awJL9 TIL the Cassandra metaphor occurs when valid warnings are dismissed. The Greek god Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but she refused his love so he placed a curse that nobody would believe her. She was left with knowledge of future events she could not alter or convince others of.
kx6e TIL the Venus flytrap is only found natively within a 60 mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
69M77 TIL Bakhtiyar Khilji, the Muslim general who invaded and destroyed the ancient university and library of Nalanda (india) in 1193 it took 3 consecutive month's for 9 million books to burn
xApg TIL Muslims suffered between 82 and 97 percent of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.
Zpplp TIL about D.U.F.F. (Demonstration Using Flattop Fissions), a NASA project that produced an incredibly small nuclear reactor: K.R.U.S.T.Y. (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology).