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Today I Learned That London Has A Fairly Large Population Of Wild Parrots That No-One Knows The Origin Of

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ylka TIL there is a 103 year old orca whale named Granny. She predates the Titanic!
E6KW TIL it is theorized that impact craters in North Dakota, Canada, France, and Ukraine were all made from the same asteroid that broke apart before impacting Earth 214 million years ago. Today they are no longer in a straight line due to plate tectonics.
GAxbj TIL Gimp, the lanyard crafting material, was originally called “Scoubidou” and the fad started in France
kOXXd TIL that Nikola Tesla fell in love with a pidgeon.
GgvN TIL that six lionfish that escaped from an aquarium in Florida destroyed by Hurricane Andrew have now grown into a population so invasive they threaten reef fish habitations throughout the Caribbean.