TIL while attempting to land a role in The Wire, Idris Elba hid his English accent from series creator David Simon to prove he was "American enough" for the part. In his 4th audition, Simon found out. However, by that time Elba had already impressed Simon enough to convince him to give Elba the role

TIL that the first Apple computer in schools was hand-delivered by Steve Wozniak, is still with the computer education center he gave it to, and barely worked at all.

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TIL that around 8-10% of domestic rams are homosexual and refuse to mate with female sheep, readily mating with other rams only. While homosexual behavior occurs in many species, rams are the only mammal species other than humans where certain individuals mate exclusively with the same sex

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TIL that Alexander the Great may have been buried alive. Historical records show he didn't decompose for six days after being declared dead. Modern scientists believe he suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a neurological disorder that paralyzed him.

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TIL that the Great Salt Lake was originally Lake Bonneville which was so large it extended into modern day Idaho and Nevada.

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TIL that babies under 6 months cannot have water. Their small stomachs easily fill up, reducing their intake of calorie-dense breast milk or formula. Additionally, their developing kidneys struggle to filter extra water, which can trigger water intoxication and dangerously low sodium levels.

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TIL that this fish species, Amazon Molly, survived 100,000 years without males. Scientists thought it should be long dead but it's thriving.

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TIL while attempting to land a role in The Wire, Idris Elba hid his English accent from series creator David Simon to prove he was "American enough" for the part. In his 4th audition, Simon found out. However, by that time Elba had already impressed Simon enough to convince him to give Elba the role

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