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TIL Internet mostly went down on April 25, 1997 because someone accidentally routed traffic to their network.

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VeYZ TIL that the Honeybee is probably the smartest insect species existing, their unusual and impressive skill set include: “Advanced symbolic communication, language, facial recognition, number use, observation and mimicry, understanding of rules, and high-level problem-solving.”
RMRl TIL new research suggests that dolphins are second only to humans in smarts
e0Q8J TIL that since dolphins breathe manually, they cannot enter 'deep sleep' like humans. Therefore, dolphins only allow one half of their brains to sleep at a time, and never lose consciousness.
l7LyK TIL of the pitch drop experiment created in 1927 by Thomas Parnell. The experiment shows how tar pitch is a liquid and not a solid and a single drop can take years to actually drop.
yQXxe TIL the Star Fleet logo (from Star Trek) is based off the delta symbol. The symbol was first used as early as 1942 by the U.S. Army Air Forces and was used in early Air Force space organization emblems dating back to 1961.