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TIL The World's Oldest Surviving Footwear Comes From Oregon

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ZpAWG TIL No Mountain gorillas are in zoos and the only way to see them is to go on a gorilla trekking tour. Permits are $700 per person in Uganda, $1,500 per person in Rwanda and visitors are allowed one hour with them
KO6v9 TIL Russian Navy Officer Vasili Arkhipov was credited with being the single vote that prevented a Soviet Nuclear Strike during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
rW6o TIL that a program such as PRISM will probably never actually detect terrorists because of “Bonferroni’s Principle”
oBJQ7 TIL that the creator of Jaws was so regretful of the anti-shark attitudes and hysteria resulting from his work that he later went on to be an outspoken advocate for marine conservation and an activist for the protection of sharks
BrVYy TIL that reindeer are the only mammals that can see ultraviolet light. This means that they can easily tell the difference between white fur and snow because white fur has much higher contrast. It helps them discover predators early in snowy landscapes.