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TIL that ostriches aren’t normally aggressive toward humans but can be lethal if threatened.

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JYbR8 TIL about the saying "Cup of Joe". The meaning of the saying is a little unclear but it was narrowed down to 2 ideas. The term was either derived from "Cup of Jamoke", which is from Java and Mocha and then was shortened to Joe or it is using Joe as a fellow guy to signify the drink of a common man.
5VY69 TIL about Scabby the Rat. When unions are protesting in NYC outside any company, they put a huge blow up rat.
EvXo TIL a study showed that US public opinion on policies has a “minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact” on the chance a bill will become law. Contrarily, economic elite’s opinions have substantial impact and high correlation with policy change.
Pwaw TIL that when ships pass through Point Nemo in the southern Pacific Ocean, the closest other humans are in the International Space Station 400km up.
mN7Y TIL in 1996, as a April Fool’s Day prank, the Taco Bell Corporation took out a full-page ad that appeared in six major newspapers saying that it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. The National Historic Park in Philadelphia received hundreds of outraged calls.