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TIL Disney moved to LA over Ne York because his brother was recovering from tuberculosis there

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ZR0Y TIL an animal pressing it’s head against the wall could be the sign of a serious health issue.
M7OZb TIL Miranda Gibson lived on a small platform 60 metres above the ground in a 400-year-old Eucalyptus tree to protect the surrounding forest. A bush fire forced her to evacuate after 449 days but Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area was officially extended by 170,000 hectares a few months later.
NXPye TIL that a bolt of lightning is four times hotter than the surface of the sun
KOLow TIL that the standard maps we see of the world are not an actual accurate ratio depiction and that everything away from the equator is exaggerated in size. It's known as the Mercator Projection and is still the standard used for nautical navigation.
R9R4 TIL geneticists believe that everybody on earth is at least 50th cousin to everybody else.