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jNo8M TIL There is no "Missing Link" in Human Evolution. The term "missing link" has fallen out of favor with biologists because it implies the evolutionary process is a linear phenomenon and that forms originate consecutively in a chain. Instead, the term Last Common Ancestor is preferred.
KOjaQ TIL: There is an unit of measurement known as 'smoot' (5 feet 7 inches or 1.708meters)
OorVe TIL that in 1985, the CIA killed 80 civilians and injured 200 in a botched attempt to assassinate Mohammad Fadlallah. This event is known in Lebanon as the Bir al-Abd massacre.
xVarg TIL that VHEMT(Voluntary Human Extinction Movement) is an enviromental movement that calls for all people to not reproduce. They support human extinction primarily to prevent environmental degradation.
wol57 TIL that, in 1910, King Nicolas I of Montenegro ordered his male subjects to possess at least one "Gasser Pattern revolver", leading to these weapons becoming status symbols