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dDxjd TIL that the Seine, Rhine, Thames, Elbe, Meuse, Amstel and Sheldt Rivers were all tributaries of a now lost mega river called the Channel River that flowed through the now sunken Doggerland to the Bay of Biscay, eighteen thousand years ago.
MM40 TIL The Albuquerque Isotopes minor league baseball team was actually named after the baseball team in The Simpsons
4kdN5 TIL that Flamingos are born dull grey and get pink by eating algae and worms with beta carotene that makes them pink
R7k19 TIL A clock is being built inside a mountain in Texas that will keep time for 10,000 years with minimal to no human interaction. One of the reasons for building the clock is to get people to think long term.
grAD TIL all aircraft in the Israeli airline El-Al are equipped with flares to protect against missiles.