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TIL That All Dinosaurs May Have Been Warm-Blooded

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N7NGQ TIL: Of the Four colour theorem. You only need 4 colours to colour any 2D map so that no two adjacent regions have the same colour.
rR71W TIL In the 16th century a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul as a slave. Her joyful spirit earned her a name Hurrem - "the Cheerful One”. She rose to become Suleiman's legal wife and "Queen of the Ottoman Empire" known in history as Hurrem Sultan or Roxelana
ej0E TIL The Dead Sea scrolls listed Goliath’s height as 6 feet, 9 inches (four cubits and a span). It also states that David struck him at the leg rather than the head, causing Goliath’s fatal stumble.
nWKGG TIL the world's longest running webcam, FogCam, is in San Francisco and has been streaming since 1994
neAk7 TIL Despite a relatively short career before his death, every film actor John Cazale was in was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture from The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, and his final film The Deer Hunter