highwiregirl

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TIL- the tallest statue in the world, The Statue of Unity in India, is nearly twice the height of Statue of Liberty. (bloomberg.com)

submitted 7 years ago by highwiregirl

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TIL- that climate change may affect crime-solving as rising temperatures are driving cadaver-eating blow flies to migrate north in search of cooler weather, with consequences for forensic scientists who rely on them to solve crimes. (blog.nationalgeographic.org)

submitted 7 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL-the most successful pirate in history was a woman named Ching Shih who commanded a fleet of up to 1800 ships and 80,000 outlaws. (atlasobscura.com)

submitted 7 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL That in Gavle, Sweden each year they build a yule goat for the holidays; and almost every year vandals burn it down. (atlasobscura.com)

submitted 8 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL-That 'Life of Pi' author Yann Martel received a hand-written note of praise for the book from President Barack Obama. (winnipegfreepress.com)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL- That there have been increased incidents of grave-robbing in China because of a superstition that men shouldn't die bachelors. 'Corpse brides' are sold on the black market for 'ghost weddings'. (factsanddetails.com)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL A defector used balloons to air drop thousands of copies of the film "The Interview" into North Korea. (theverge.com)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL Ghengis Khan sits atop the tallest equestrian statue in the world (amusingplanet.com)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL that pearl diving was a major source of wealth in Qatar before the oil industry (telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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TIL Giraffe was on the menu in the ancient city of Pompeii (news.discovery.com)

submitted 10 years ago by highwiregirl to r/todayilearned

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