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TIL while living on islands without many predators, humans and other animals become significantly smaller within 2000-3000 years in a process called "Island Dwarfism," while small animals like rats become bigger.

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R5e6a TIL about another wild incident in the somewhat chaotic history of 1970s California: The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping. In a crack-brained scheme, 26 kids and a bus driver were kidnapped, buried alive in a truck trailer, and held for ransom. They escaped after 16 hours by digging their way out.
E8dx TIL Native American men do not suffer from male pattern baldness
780VP TIL the hot spot fueling Yellowstone quite literally blasted through mountain ranges with volcano explosions to “rest” where it’s at today
PYEJO TIL LL Cool J was asked to be in a Gap commercial, but was mad at how they treated him on the phone when they asked. He starred in the commercial wearing a FUBU hat and rapping “For Us By Us” in the ad, giving FUBU over 30 million dollars in free advertising and propelling FUBU to a global brand.
Qb0X TIL The FedEx logo has won over 40 design awards and was ranked as one of the eight best logos in the last 35 years. The white arrow in the logo was an intentional design choice, created by blending two different fonts together.