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TIL Middle East deserts were once home to rivers, lush green grassland with hippos: Study

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nemGr TIL after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US government overprinted banknotes to have the word ‘Hawaii’ marked on them. In case of a Japanese Invasion, the US could immediately declare any Hawaii-stamped notes worthless, due to their easy identification.
WkpP9 TIL that in a group of 23 random people there is a 50% probability that a pair of the individuals share a birthday - despite there being 365 separate days each person can be born. This is referred to as the birthday paradox. With a group of just 70 people, this probability goes up to 99.9%!
LkDBQ TIL "drooping ears" is a trait for domesticated animals that doesn't occur in the wild (except elephants). Almost all species gain the trait when domesticated. One experiment successfully domesticated foxes over 40 generations, and by then their ears were drooping.
Y7ggP TIL Bangkok's full Thai name is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
rRBnM TIL It takes thousands of years for sunlight to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface and then only ~8 minutes to reach us.