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TIL that Geospiza fortis - one if "Darwin's finches" - was the first animal species which scientists have observed evolving in real-time

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VV0B TIL “Bows eventually replaced spear-throwers as the predominant means for launching sharp projectiles on all continents except Australia.”
69EA8 TIL something called the "beer mile" exists, where runners must drink a pint of beer for every quarter mile ran. Other variations include a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream for 4 miles, as well as a variation in which runners must solve a rubix cube along with each beer for their mile.
bDy4 TIL That when there is a rise in country music played on the radio within metropolitan areas, suicide rates rise as well.
k0nm TIL iconic Motown bassist James Jamerson recorded the bass line to Marvin Gaye’s “Whats Going On?” while lying on his back because he was too drunk to stand.
eyj4 TIL in 2012, the White House responded to a petition to have a Death Star built by stating that “the Administration does not support blowing up planets” and that it would not fund a weapon “with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship”.