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TIL In 1914, an ad ran in a London newspaper for a Trans-Antarctic exploration, the ad read “MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOUR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS. SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON”.

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L7op TIL of the Sentinelese tribe. They survived a tsunami in 04, lack the knowledge to make fire and are regarded as still in the stone age.
6E4wY TIL The box jellyfish is unique because it has 24 eyes, four parallel brains, and 60 anal regions. Two of its eyes can see color. It is also one of the animals in the world that has a 360-degree view of its surroundings Box jellyfish are not considered “true” jellyfish of the Scyphozoan class.
5VQ7D TIL that the classic introductory song to The Flintstones wasn't used until the show's third season. Seasons 1 and 2 used an instrumental track called "Rise and Shine", which resembled the theme song of "The Bugs Bunny Show".
lo8A5 TIL Goldilocks was originally an old woman and the three bears were originally all bachelors living together instead of a family.
d8Ww7 TIL that crows and other birds have the same number of neurons as some primates, which explains their intelligent behavior.