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LQgNZ TIL Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump. These behemoths are so "big boned" they can't make it off the ground.
QJOyk TIL it took 4 people only 4 days to Replicated a typical 2.5 tonne Block of the Great Pyramid, using the same tools found in an abandoned ancient quarry (copper chisels, wooden mallets, etc.)
j6g4j TIL The survival rate in serious aviation accidents is about as high as 95%. Serious accidents are events where the aircraft suffers significant damage, or where people on board are severely injured or killed
j6GPE TIL humans cannot actually feel wetness; we only perceive it through temperature and pressure.
rRp5w TIL through the last 90 years of American history there have been only two decades with the GDP increasing every year - the 1960s and the 2010s.