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TIL despite what Cartoons tell us, Bananas are like candy to Monkeys and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in diabetes

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oGR7 TIL that Leonardo da Vinci created plans for a “mechanized knight,” - a robot-like creation reliant on a system of pulleys. When these plans were found almost 500 years later and built according to Leonardo’s specifications, the design worked perfectly.
XlR8 TIL: That Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who died at the age of 101 in 2002, had an older sister, Violet, who sadly died at the age of eleven, eight years before the Queen Mother’s own birth. Which means that one sister died in the 19th century while the other died in the 21st century.
KOnvw TIL That L. Ron Hubbard had a book nominated for the 1987 Hugo award. He finished sixth out of five books getting less votes than "No award"
dXPd TIL that Saudi Arabia has a women’s only university with 52,000 students and its own rail system.
yVr8w TIL, In 1984 Team USA(All College kids), led by Michael Jordan, dismantled NBA All-Stars in preparation for the Olympics. They won all 8 games.