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TIL that chickens are tiny dinosaurs and their closest living relative is the Tyrannosaurus rex

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d8BYd TIL The most recent partial Neanderthal is a four year old child buried with a seashell. The bones date around 24 500 years ago.
MKAb TIL that the Moon provides the Earth with stable climate. Without the Moon, Earth’s axial tilt with respect to the Sun could fluctuate erratically (by as much as 90 degrees), disrupting the seasons.
pY07A TIL that "wood grain" has two meanings, the structure of fibres in wood, and the visible pattern they make. So a piece of rough-cut unpolished lumber both has and does not have wood grain.
QJjnk TIL John Travolta has been a fully licensed pilot since age 22. He owns several planes including a Boeing 707 and even has a taxiway leading straight to his door in Florida. He says his acting career has funded his passion for aviation.
MevLB TIL in the movie Child’s Play, it took 11 different people to control the animatronic puppet Chucky, with a different person handling each part of his body from his legs to his eyebrows