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TIL A New Bird Species “Big Bird” Has Evolved on Galapagos And Scientists Watched It Happen

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VwVZ TIL 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.
b971Z TIL people during the American Civil Rights movement of the 50s and 60s were encouraged to march in their finest clothes so as to reframe the very idea of what a disrupter looked like.
OG6g1 TIL a Christian mob killed the female universal genius Hypatia in 415 A.D. The mob stripped Hypatia naked, cut out her eyeballs, tore her body to pieces and dragged her limbs through the city. Hypatia was depicted as a teacher of mathematics, philosophy and astronomy.
A66n TIL: suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds globally. Total 800k victims every year, or 1 person every 40 seconds.
OvlY TIL that the developers of ‘Star Trek’(2009) hosted a screening in Austin publicized as that of 'The Wrath of Khan’. A few minutes into Khan, the film appeared to melt and Leonard Nimoy appeared on stage with the hosts, asking the audience, “wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?” before a preview.