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Today I Learned that Daylight Savings Time was first proposed by a man who, as he studied bugs after his shift-work job, wanted more daylight after work.

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AGAo TIL that there is a search engine specifically for porn searches, developed by former Google employees!
RZZ9 TIL Union General John Sedgwick, shortly after yelling “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance” at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, was shot under the left eye and fell down dead.
yVb6M TIL that even if you get the call “we have a kidney”, positive cross match nixes it
N7RRb TIL about the tragic story of the The Flying Dutchman. A C-47 airplane, nicknamed The Flying Dutchman, was hit by a strong down draft of wind in New Guinea causing it to crash. The occupants who had survived carved daily entries on the door for those who would eventually find them.
Z8vWY TIL that the ozone layer is recovering and restoring wind circulation (and it is not due to lockdown)