TIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europe ( en.wikipedia.org )
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ditjyi/til_of_the_cave_bears_a_now_extinct_species_who/...
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A statue of a shirtless young Abe Lincoln in a federal courthouse in LA, which has become known online as "Hot Lincoln"
I never got around to watching it when it came out, and I think I'd completely missed the critical reception and box-office failure it received. Which saddened me to read after the watch, I have to say, as I was really happy to have watched it....
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1di0jp3/til_about_the_ss_eastland_which_rolled_over_while/...
As an extra TIL, he has grandchildren!...
Also known as the San Francisco Bay Plan, it was a 20th century campaign to cut off and reclaim a large portion of the SF Bay, turning it into two freshwater lakes. Modeling efforts determined it would have been an unprecedented environmental catastrophe.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgvx14/til_that_the_vincent_prices_spoken_word_portion/...
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dfkn3n/til_about_the_union_of_the_comoros_an/...