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TIL the Canadian Down Syndrome Society advocacy group petitioned to have people with Down syndrome added to endangered species list.

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6W48 Today I learned that no-one is producing antivenom for North Americas most venomous snake, because it isn’t profitable.
R5nd4 TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later.
dD66d TIL Kepler discovered angular speeds of each planet at aphelion and perihelion, as measured from the Sun, produced consonant ratios. He wrote each planet followed scales: Mercury has the most musical range while Venus only has one note
x6mkk TIL concubinage in Hong Kong was not abolished until 1970
EgMNV TIL: Beatriz Flamini attempted a record for longest time spent living in a cave at 500 days but she left briefly to repair a Wi-Fi router