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TIL Steve-O and Mike Tyson Did Coke in a Bathroom and Thought They Solved Racism

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9xwX TIL: In prehistoric New Zealand, Eagles with 3m wingspans preyed on humans.
y1rl TIL that William Marston was a polyamorous psychologist and inventor whose wife, Elizabeth Holloway, inspired him to create a female superhero who triumphed via love (Wonder Woman), and the affinity for metallic bracelets worn by their partner, Olivia Byrne, inspired Wonder Woman’s iconic bracelets.
JjWB TIL There is no mention of the color blue in The Odyssey, The Iliad and the Hebrew Bible because across all cultures, words for colors appear in stages. And blue always comes last.
eBGb TIL when Astronaut Ed Mitchell was asked what it’s like to stand on the moon, he said: “From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’
9Yo7m TIL about mud cookies that made from dirt mixed with salt and vegetable shortening or fat. People eat them as a way to stave off starvation in one of the poorest country on Earth, Haiti.