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TIL that people who stay up later are likely to be more intelligent, but have lower grades than morning people

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dDred TIL the tallest mountain in Tahiti (Mont Orohena, 2241 metres) is taller than the tallest mountain in Australia (Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 metres). This is despite Tahiti's land area of just 1000 sq km (400 sq miles) compared to Australia's area of 7.6 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)!
mxvkM TIL almost all calico cats are female. The gene for coat color is on the female (X) chromosome. To get a calico coat, a cat must have a black gene from one parent and an orange gene from the other parent, resulting in all XX females. Sometimes a male calico is born who is XXY, but they're sterile.
dW9r TIL that most of the Middle East’s borders were drawn up by a pair of English and French aristocrats in 1916.
AXOa TIL The Pillars of Creation, a nebula 7,000 light years away, was destroyed by supernova 6,000 years ago. In a thousand years we will see it destroyed as it takes 7,000 years for the light to reach Earth.
GYw0J TIL Bobby Fischer invented the Fischer clock, the standard chess clock in major tournaments. It was even used in his match against Spassky in 1992. Fischer later complained he was cheated out of the royalties.