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TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/why-is-earth-called-earth
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TIL in the 1960s Australian researchers brought four VW Beetles to Antarctica as their main mode of transportation across the barren frozen continent.

https://jalopnik.com/incredible-saga-lost-antarctic-volkswagen-beetles-1850840039
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The Incredible Saga Of The Lost Antarctic Volkswagen Beetles

In the 1960s four (or five) air-cooled Bugs found their way to the bottom of the world.
Erin Marquis (Jalopnik)
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TIL that Barents Sea was blocked by ice in 16th century

https://www.pierluigitombetti.com/the-zeno-map-and-travels-of-the-14th-century-venetian-zeno-brothers/
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THE ZENO MAP AND TRAVELS OF THE 14th CENTURY VENETIAN ZENO BROTHERS - Pierluigi Tombetti

(A new article by the author on the top magazine Ancient Origins) A century before Columbus, at the zenith of Venice’s splendour, two brothers, Nicolò and Antonio Zeno embarked an extraordinary journey to the far north following Viking trade routes o…
Pierluigi (Pierluigi Tombetti)
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TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the boiling, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38018209.amp
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Yellowstone Park accident victim dissolved in boiling acidic pool

A man who died in a hot spring accident in Yellowstone National Park dissolved, US officials say.
BBC News
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TIL:Sir David Attenborough's career started in 1952 and he was initially discouraged from appearing on camera.His inspiring work has led scientists to name atleast 20 species after him,including a bird (Polioptila attenboroughi),a frog (Pristimantis attenboroughi)and an Indonesian flightless weevil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough
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British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

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TIL young, old, or stressed chickens can lay very small eggs (about the size of a nickel or quarter) with no yolks called fairy eggs.

https://thehomesteadingrd.com/fairy-eggs/
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Fairy Eggs: My Chicken Laid What!? - The Homesteading RD

Have you found a miniature egg in your laying box? Don’t panic! These are called fairy eggs and can happen for many different reasons.
Katie Krejci, MS, RD, IFNCP (The Homesteading RD)
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TIL Elton John's farewell tour is the second highest grossing tour in history, making $939M across 330 shows. Taylor Swift is number 1, with just over a billion dollars across 60 shows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1co2rtz/til_elton_johns_farewell_tour_is_the_second/

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