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TIL why geese often seem fearless and aggressive towards humans. It's not just random meanness – they lose their natural wariness due to habituation (getting used to us) and fiercely defend their territory, especially when nesting

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gMnmL TIL that Benjamin Franklin predicted the time of death of a fellow almanac publisher in his own almanac. When the date came and passed with nothing happening, Franklin published the obituary anyway, and insisted that the still-alive man was actually being impersonated by someone else.
ep6RD TIL of Chaser, a border collie whose tested memory was the highest of any non-human animal. She could identify and retrieve 1022 different toys based on name and category.
9YP47 TIL Chlorine triflouride is so flammable it can burn through a foot of concrete and set sand on fire beneath it before burning out!
8M4a TIL 11 years ago today, a snowboarder began his journey to summit Mt. Everest and ride The Hornbein Couloir. He completed his journey, dropped in, and was never seen again.
epEx5 TIL that Jamie Hyneman was an early competitor in Robot Wars (where people design robots that fight each other), but his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition