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TIL the term “meme” was coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins as a method of explaining how cultural traits are passed on and popularized

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XEdv8 TIL that there is a 1.5km thick layer of salt deep beneath the sea floor of the Mediterranean Sea from the near complete drying up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.5 mya. Salty!
j6jrj TIL that when elephants die of old age it's because they have lost their last set of molars, can't eat and die of starvation.
JeMQ TIL that only one McDonald’s in the world has turquoise arches. Sedona, AZ thought yellow clashed with the natural red rock.
N7A5b TIL the 'Butterfly Effect' can be traced back to a short story called 'A Sound of Thunder', written by Ray Bradbury in 1952.
LQYKv TIL that a French woman was not allowed to stay in Canada because she could not prove she spoke the French language. Emilie Dubois received her doctorate from a French-speaking university in Quebec. Permanent residency was denied because one chapter in her thesis was in English.