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rwLx TIL that the Ostrich-Egg Globe may be the oldest globe, dated 1504, to depict the New World, engraved with immaculate detail on two conjoined halves of ostrich eggs.
ZlnG TIL sheared sheep don’t recognise each other and fight for a few days to re-establish a hierarchy
O4Ge TIL that many major religions (Greek, Roman, Viking, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Muslim) are all thought to stem from a single Proto-Indo-European religion
6dnQ TIL that the president’s feces are collected when they’re not using the restrooms at the white house because foreign agents can analyze it for drugs, medications, and illnesses.
GPgJ TIL they detected a particle whizzing about at 0.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 9951 times the speed of light - with energy 20 MILLION times more than the highest energy measured in radiation emitted by an extragalactic object! They call this the “Oh-My-God Particle”.