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TIL that child labor is still legal in the USA agriculture sector.

33 upvotes • DaisyMartin7rN

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TIL: Fawns (baby deer) are frequently left alone for hours while their mothers seek for food. Sometimes well-meaning people 'kidnap' the fawn, assuming it has been abandoned, when it is actually only waiting for its mother.

33 upvotes • Fair-Emu8218

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TIL that the coordinates Walter White hid on lotto ticket (N 34, 59′, 20″, W 106, 36′, 52), point straight to Q studios in Albuquerque, where Breaking Bad was filmed.

29 upvotes • CathyDonnellyqO3

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TIL the way horses are transported to the Olympics is by flying in a Boeing 727 cargo plane refitted to be an airborne stable. That is plane is lovingly referred to as "Air Horse One"

29 upvotes • br0k3nh410

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TIL in the book 'Stuart Little', Stuart was born from his human mother as a mouse, rather than adopted, as the movie adaptation depicted.

29 upvotes • Isabel9Copiche

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TIL that dragonflies breathe through gills in their rectum, and can rapidly propel themselves by suddenly expelling water through the anus

27 upvotes • Adam_o_Harper

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TIL: There is an official world record for time travel. It is held by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent a total of 803 days in orbit around the Earth. According to Einstein's relativity theory, Sergei has traveled approximately 0.02 seconds forward in time.

24 upvotes • GabriellaDaisy

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TIL Lemmings don't really commit mass suicide. That myth was created by a nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions.

23 upvotes • SarahBennett5YX

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TIL a small canton in Switzerland was the last place in Europe where women couldn't vote. In 1971, only 28.7% of men supported the idea. It took until 1991, and only by a narrow vote.

23 upvotes • sanandrios

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TIL: Maya Angelou directed one movie - 'Down in the Delta' - a well received film released in 1988

23 upvotes • today_okay

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that child labor is still legal in the USA agriculture sector.	33	DaisyMartin7rN
TIL: Fawns (baby deer) are frequently left alone for hours while their mothers seek for food. Sometimes well-meaning people 'kidnap' the fawn, assuming it has been abandoned, when it is actually only waiting for its mother.	33	Fair-Emu8218
TIL that the coordinates Walter White hid on lotto ticket (N 34, 59′, 20″, W 106, 36′, 52), point straight to Q studios in Albuquerque, where Breaking Bad was filmed.	29	CathyDonnellyqO3
TIL the way horses are transported to the Olympics is by flying in a Boeing 727 cargo plane refitted to be an airborne stable. That is plane is lovingly referred to as "Air Horse One"	29	br0k3nh410
TIL in the book 'Stuart Little', Stuart was born from his human mother as a mouse, rather than adopted, as the movie adaptation depicted.	29	Isabel9Copiche
TIL that dragonflies breathe through gills in their rectum, and can rapidly propel themselves by suddenly expelling water through the anus	27	Adam_o_Harper
TIL: There is an official world record for time travel. It is held by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent a total of 803 days in orbit around the Earth. According to Einstein's relativity theory, Sergei has traveled approximately 0.02 seconds forward in time.	24	GabriellaDaisy
TIL Lemmings don't really commit mass suicide. That myth was created by a nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions.	23	SarahBennett5YX
TIL a small canton in Switzerland was the last place in Europe where women couldn't vote. In 1971, only 28.7% of men supported the idea. It took until 1991, and only by a narrow vote.	23	sanandrios
TIL: Maya Angelou directed one movie - 'Down in the Delta' - a well received film released in 1988	23	today_okay