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TIL Futurama's Jurassic Bark Episode Is Based On a True Story

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wobE7 TIL an elephant helped the British war effort in WW1. The military requisitioned many horses, thus a circus elephant in Sheffield named Lizzie was repurposed to transport munitions and scrap, a job that usually required 3 horses. Other exotic animals, such as camels, were also used for the same job.
16ObP Today I learned that Pakistan and India want to kill each other. I follow world politics for a while now but just now I read an article (Wiki Page) about the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. It kinda blew my mind to be honest.
LaZd TIL until 40 years ago scientists believed all life and food chains ultimately depended on the sun for energy. The discovery of deep sea vents with whole ecosystems driven solely by chemical energy changed this view. Now it’s thought that life may have actually originated from such systems.
4ow6 TIL That Michael Caine’s real name is Maurice Micklewhite
4aba TIL: A 71-year-old man was convicted of murder for shooting the man who robbed him of $18,000 of property. The Assistant District Attorney argued that “The law recognizes the right to self-defense, but you can never take a human life for property,” that the man should have yelled for help instead.