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TIL that daylight savings time has its own timezones and DST observing places must make a conversion for schedules notated in standard time in spring/summer of the same “zone”.

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xAV1 TIL that to eliminate all the elusive invasive goats in the Galapagos, researchers attached a radio-collar to a ‘Judas goat’ who would, because of its gregarious nature, seek out other goats. It was then tracked down, the group killed, but with the 'traitor’ left alive in order to find more goats.
16nyr TIL about the death of Poltergeist actress Dominique Dunne. She was strangled into a coma by her ex-boyfriend and passed away 5 days later. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and served just three and a half years in prison.
wQ4J TIL children under the age of 8 are unable to distinguish between television shows and advertisements, drastically improving the effectiveness of advertisements to kids
E1Ldw TIL that Zhang Shangwu, a two-time gold medal gymnast at the Universiade, turned to stealing and begging in the streets after his competitive career ended with an injury.
VBgLZ TIL nursing blue whale calves gain weight at about 10 lbs. per hour, or about 250 lbs. per day.