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Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?

Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean…

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8e7bb TIL that in the first 40 years of the US Interstate Highway System, it directly saved the lives of 187,000 people, prevented injuries to nearly 12 million people and returned $6 in economic productivity for each dollar that it costs.
kJko4 TIL that in the 1988 presidential primaries, the first Democratic candidate to drop out (September 23, 1987), and the first Republican to decline running after months of speculation(October 22, 1987), would eventually face off in 2020 and 2024.
69mVX TIL That there have been some really bizarre reality TV concepts over the years, nobody was really interested in them though.
E14Yd TIL that Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World was sent an email from a high school girl who talked about how she didn’t quite fit in with others, wasn’t part of any social groups, and felt like she was stuck in “the middle”....so he wrote a song about her.
OoBKa TIL that the University of Oregon (duck mascot) and Oregon State University (beaver mascot) play annually for the Platypus Trophy.