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25 Apr, 04:01

TIL that King Henry VIII disliked ponies. In the Breed of Horses Act of 1540, he ordered that any stallions shorter than 15 hands high, mares shorter than 13 hands high, and 2-year-old colts under 11.2 hands high were to be killed. Private owners were also forced to kill all of their shorter ponies. [Source]

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25 Apr, 02:00

TIL that in July 2002, Keiko, the orca from Free Willy, was released into the wild after 23 years in captivity. He soon appeared at a Norwegian fjord, hoping for human contact. He even let children ride on his back. [Source]

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24 Apr, 23:00

TIL that all of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts were the eldest or only sons of their family. All were raised in small towns & all were married w/ children. All were (white) protestants, and four were their fathers' namesakes. All had attended post-secondary institutions in the 1940s. [Source]

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24 Apr, 19:00

TIL piranhas are typically peaceful scavengers. Their reputation is based on a story from Teddy roosevelt. The local amazonians wanted to impress him and starved the fish for a week before feeding them a cow. [Source]

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24 Apr, 18:00

TIL that the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, had planned to kill off Jesse or Hank in the first season, as a "ballsy" moment to end the season on, but a screenwriters strike limited the production from nine to seven episodes and the death was eliminated with the limited episode count [Source]

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24 Apr, 16:01

TIL during WW2 the US and Canada invaded a Japanese-held Alaskan island with more than 35,000 men. After more than 300 casualties and the near sinking of the destroyer USS Abner Read from traps, mines, and friendly fire; they realised there were no Japanese on the island. [Source]

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24 Apr, 15:01

TIL that Dennis Hof, who owned several brothels, won a Nevada election despite dying a month prior [Source]

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24 Apr, 15:01

TIL that each full moon was given its own name by Native Americans, and the harvest moon is the one closest to the autumnal equinox. [Source]

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24 Apr, 13:01

TIL Norway has the largest single sovereign wealth fund in the world, at $1.6 Trillion in assets. Larger than the sovereign wealth funds of China, Saudi Arabia and the UAE [Source]

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24 Apr, 13:01

TIL Steven Spielberg desperately wanted to release Schindler’s List in 1993 in time for the Warsaw Ghetto anniversary. But Universal wanted him to finish Jurassic Park first. To keep Universal happy, he had George Lucas oversee Jurassic’s post-production while he’s filming Schindler’s List in Poland [Source]

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24 Apr, 09:00

TIL: In the early 1900s, electric cars accounted for a third of all vehicles on the road. [Source]

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24 Apr, 08:01

TIL that if you step on a scale at the North Pole and you weigh 200 pounds, you would weigh 198 pounds in northern Brazil at the equator due to the spin of the Earth [Source]

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24 Apr, 08:01

TIL when President McKinley was asked by his personal secretary to cancel his planned visit to the Temple of Music for safety reasons, McKinley asked his secretary why anyone would want to hurt him. McKinley would later get shot at the Temple of Music. [Source]

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24 Apr, 05:00

TIL at age 25, Sharlto Copley ran a production company and allowed, then 19 year old, Neill Blomkamp to work there in exchange for use of their computers to pursue animation and design. Roughly 10 years on, Neill casts Sharlto in the Oscar nominated District 9 as well as later in Elysium and Chappie [Source]

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24 Apr, 04:00

TIL about Dr. Jesse Bennett, the first American physician to perform a C-Section, which he performed on his own wife [Source]

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24 Apr, 04:00

TIL that the actor who starred in 'The Great Train Robbery' (1903), retired from the cinema to work as a milkman, after appearing in more than 70 movies. 'The Great Train Robbery' was one of the earliest silent Westerns, and the actor famously shocked audiences by pulling the trigger at the camera. [Source]

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24 Apr, 02:00

TIL that the British biochemist and historian of magic Edwin Dawes was given a gas mask as a boy, and decided to test it out by making Chlorine gas in the family shed. [Source]

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24 Apr, 02:00

TIL that John Quincy Adams, who served as President of the United States from 1825-1829, was then elected to the US House of Representatives and served from 1830-1848. His motivations included a loathing of Andrew Jackson, hatred of slavery, and boredom after his Presidential term ended. [Source]

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24 Apr, 00:00

TIL that cork flooring and wine corks are created using the bark of the Cork Oak tree. The tree isn't cut down. The bark is harvested & begins to regenerate quickly to be harvested every 7 years. The Cork Oak isn't harmed & is therefore a sustainable resource. [Source]

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24 Apr, 00:00

TIL that the Apple stocks icon represents the point where Apple's share value overtook Dell's [Source]

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