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TIL: Iran's population has more than doubled since the Islamic revolution (37.2 -> 83.7 million)

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GYGAE TIL that air traffic controllers direct commercial flights to fly at “even” or “odd” levels. The general rule in most parts of the world is aircraft going east will fly at odd levels, ie 35’000 feet, while aircraft heading west will fly even levels, ie 34’000 feet.
wow7M TIL it's estimated that half of the current world population is alive because we are able to make nitrogen fertilizer at an industrial scale using the method developed by Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch.
W7QBX TIL Dr. Louis Leakey encouraged three young women to study wild great apes in the 60’s and 70’s known as " Leakey”s Angels", including Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. In Borneo, Biruté Galdikas led orangutan studies for over 40 years after being told "it couldn't be done"
grXBy TIL that Lindsay Lohan auditioned for the role of Cora, the little girl in Titanic. Cameron turned her down because her red hair was too similar to Kate Winslet’s character.
eQD4 TIL: That there is a church in Iceland where you can worship the norse gods