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TIL that a US passport effectively expires 6 months before its actual expiration date, banning travelers from entering many countries

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pYyO4 TIL - Computers were people (mostly women) up until WWII. Teams of people, often women from the late nineteenth century onwards, were used to undertake long and often tedious calculations.
WJX4 TIL Nematodes are the most abundant animal on the planet and it’s not even close. They outnumber other animals so much that 4 out of 5 animals on the planet are nematods
d8p0j TIL a man tried to run to Bermuda in a Zorb with nothing but water bottles and protein bars. When the USGC attempted to rescue him, he refused their assistance and instead asked for directions.
WkGm9 TIL that the south-asian country of Bhutan is carbon-negative, meaning it absorbs carbon dioxide and spits out oxygen.
BLNb TIL The word “bully” was first used in the 1530s meaning “sweetheart”. The meaning deteriorated through the 17th century through “fine fellow”, “blusterer”, to “harasser of the weak”