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TIL of Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy. His remains are the type specimen for Homo Sapiens. If any human evolves to such a point as to where they can no longer be described as being the same species as Carl's remains, they will no longer count as Homo Sapiens and will be a new species.

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dDYnQ TIL 68 podiums (45 Olympic, 23 Paralympic) were created in 23 different (to accommodate individual, pair and various team configurations) for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The podiums range from 4m wide (individual events) to 40m wide (football)
X0Lrj TIL the Flamen Dialis, the high priest of Jupiter in Ancient Rome, was subject to many restrictions, such as not allowed to touch or mount a horse, not allowed to have a knot in any part of his attire, not walk along a path over-canopied by vines and not touch or name a dog.
QXkk TIL South Korea is one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations on Earth, and racism/xenophobia runs deep for many and for a number of reasons.
x69AB TIL In 1990, Muhammad Ali defied then-President George H.W. Bush's wishes by traveling to Iraq, where he secured the release of 15 American citizen hostages held in Iraqi prisons and brought them home. ( President Bush would eventually award him the Medal Of Freedom.)
d8aEQ TIL that Zeppo, the youngest Marx Brother, invented a wristwatch that monitored the pulse rate of cardiac patients and gave off an alarm if the heartbeat became irregular. He was a friend of Frank Sinatra, with whom his wife Barbara had an affair and later married. He became a theatrical agent.