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TIL The nine-headed bird, also called the "Nine Phoenix", is one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix, worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province. Due to the hostile relationship between the Kingdom of Chu and its former overlord, the nine-headed bird was demonised as a result

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R7R9w Let’s say you’re doing 100 mph in a car and suddenly a downed tree, stopped the car, or person appears in the road up ahead and you need to slam on the brakes. How much more dangerous is that situation than when you’re doing 70 mph? Your intuition might tell you that 100 mph is only 30% more than 70 mph. But as this video shows, the important factor in stopping a car (or what happens to the car when it collides with something else) does not speed but energy, which increases at the square of speed. In other words, going from 70 mph to 100 mph more than doubles your energy…and going from 55 to 100 more than triples it.
p8ZZO TIL that the person played Tinky Winky in Teletubbies burst into tears after being fired because his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable".
QNV9X TIL of glass child syndrome, where siblings of a child with illnesses or disabilities are often overlooked and neglected by their parents. This leads to guilt and jealousy throughout childhood, later causing low self-esteem, and difficulty forming relationships later in the sibling’s life.
X0jv6 TIL the 2nd-century BC Venus de Milo statue was discovered in 1820 by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos while working his fields. A French naval officer saw its value and arranged the acquisition. The statue was given to King Louis XVIII, who donated it to the Louvre, where it remains today
nXaY TIL: Violet Jessop, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, also survived the sinking of Titanic’s sister ship the Britannic, as well as a collision on their third sister ship the Olympic.