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TIL Google hires camels to capture “street view” in deserts

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WbQL TIL that in 1493 King James IV conducted an experiment by sending a mute woman and her two infants to an empty island to see what language the children would naturally speak in isolation from the rest of the world.
awxJN TIL That despite running about three hours, actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game is under 18 minutes.
VmLZ TIL the wild turkey was only 1 vote away from beating the bald eagle as America’s national bird
mxOdP TIL that Danny Devito was an executive producer for Pulp Fiction
6EJVW TIL of The Box, a music video TV Network that existed from 1985-2001. It was similar to MTV but the music videos that aired were selected by viewer request via telephone. Many videos would show up on The Box and would be quite popular before they ever appeared on MTV.