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This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\"eggs\"<\/a>The Difference Between Brown and White Eggs<\/a><\/p>\n

There are all sorts of rumours surrounding brown eggs and white eggs. Some people say that brown eggs are better for you and contain more nutrients; some people think brown eggs taste better; some think that brown eggs are better for cooking things like quiches, while white eggs are better for baking cakes (or vice versa, depending on who you talk to).\u00a0 We here at Today I Found Out<\/a> are all about uncovering the truth amongst all of the myths, and so here is the fascinating difference between brown eggs and white eggs… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"passenger-pigeon\"<\/a>From Billions to Zero in 50 Years: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon<\/a><\/p>\n

Martha was a very lonely bird. She had once been part of a pair, with her male counterpart George, but he had died several years before. So, for the final years of her life, Martha sat in her one-bird cage alone. The Cincinnati Zoo offered a thousand dollar reward (about $23,000 today) to anyone who could track down a mate for Martha. Unfortunately, there were no mates left for her.\u00a0 On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Just like that, a bird that numbered in the billions about a half century before, was gone.\u00a0 The passenger pigeon… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"flying-tank\"<\/a>The Flying Tank \u2013 Antonov A-40<\/a><\/p>\n

When it comes to war, innovation is key and WWII saw more insane ideas and weapons of war developed than perhaps any before it. One of the more surreal was the Antonov A-40, colloquially known as the tank that could fly!\u00a0 Known in Russia as the, \u043a\u0440\u044b\u043b\u044c\u044f \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0430 (literally, \u201cWinged Tank\u201d), the Antonov A-40 was the end result of one, Oleg Antonov, wondering how Russians could get a fully laden tank onto a battlefield without exposing a plane to enemy fire on the ground.\u00a0 Previous to this, they had already… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"nose\"<\/a>Do Your Ears And Nose Continue To Grow As You Age?<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyone retiring from the coal-mines of life, might have noticed an ever growing defacement. Their noses and ears appear to be bigger. In fact, they are. There is a common misconception this growth is due to cartilage continuing to grow as you age. In reality, this isn\u2019t true. The real reason our noses and ears keep growing is the result of that red-headed-stepchild of fundamental forces, gravity. To understand why our facial protrusions begin to make us look like Pinocchio caught red-handed, let\u2019s break apart what cartilage actually is, how it grows, and why it sags over time. Cartilage is… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"arm-wrestling\"<\/a>How Two Major Companies Used an Arm Wrestling Match Instead of Litigation to Resolve a Dispute<\/a><\/p>\n

David vs. Goliath. Burr vs. Hamilton. Ali vs. Frazier. These fights have captured the public\u2019s imagination like few others. On March 20, 1992, another battle entered this conversation. Herwald vs. Kelleher. Okay, so most likely, you probably don\u2019t have any clue who Kurt Herwald and Herb Kelleher are and why they decided to match up against one another, but you soon will.\u00a0 Prior to 1978, the airline industry was completely regulated by the government. As in, if a seat on a flight from Washington DC to New York City was a hundred dollars on United, it would be hundred dollars on Continental and American as well. Prices were the same for every airline due to federal regulations, as dictated by the Civil Aeronautics Board, because it was considered interstate commerce. That is unless… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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