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TIL many clocks and watches that use Roman numerals use IIII instead of IV for four, and no one is certain as to why

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7rGjO TIL during the Great Depression, a businessman convinced struggling families from a small town in Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares. The town is now filled with "secret Coke millionaires"
5VBLr TIL that Uranium is the heaviest element in nature.
yQVve Take a look out your window and you're bound to see a dinosaur or two—or at least the descendant of one. That little blue jay? Dinosaur. The obnoxious early rising crow? Dinosaur. The squirrel running up the tree? Well, that’s still a squirrel. But those feathered friends make your yard a real-life Jurassic Park. Most researchers believe birds are descendants of a group of dinosaurs that included the Tyrannosaurus rex. Fossil research has shown that birds and dinosaurs shared behaviors such as brooding and nest building. According to paleontologist and National Geographic grantee Jack Horner, it also stands to reason that dinosaurs had similar courting behaviors as today’s birds. Because various bird species tap-dance, moonwalk, and boogie to impress potential mates, it makes sense that dinosaurs did the same. Just imagine a giant T. rex with its tiny T. rex arms "twerking" its way into the heart of its intended. In this week’s Today I Learned, Horner explains how dinosaurs might have been the original smooth criminals.Read more about one species of Triceratops, Triceratops horridusAdditional footage provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
k8pe TIL that in 2005 scientists planted a 2000 year old Judean Date Palm seed found in Harod the Great’s Palace. Its germination in 2006 revived the extinct species
l0KN TIL Simpsons producer Al Jean has stated his plan for the show’s final episode would involve the arrival of the Christmas pageant in the first episode, making the entire series a continuous loop