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Ross O'Neill

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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Fun fact - Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Never used the search engine but I am sad to see it go #ask #seachengine
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New fact of the day: Martin Sheen and Al Pacino were theater ushers in New York. Imagine handing your ticket to future icons. #TodayILearned #FilmHistory #NYC #HollywoodLegends
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter in 1994, leaving Earth-sized scars in its atmosphere for months! #WhatILearnedToday #Jupiter #SpaceFacts
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Did you know the Sega Dreamcast (1998) was the first console with built‑in online play? It even shipped with a 56k modem and gave us classics like Sonic Adventure. #RetroGaming #Dreamcast
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Sharks are older than trees. They’ve been swimming Earth’s oceans for 400 million years true OG survivors of evolution. #SharkFacts #Science
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Did you know lightning is hotter than the sun’s surface, nature’s ultimate power surge! #ScienceFacts
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
💎 Diamond Rain in Our Solar System? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune may all host diamond rain! Methane storms + crushing pressure = falling gems. Most melt before reaching the core, but ice giants might hold onto them longer. SpaceFacts #DiamondRain #PlanetScience
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Doom was coded on a cube. Literally. The iconic 1993 game was built on Steve Jobs’ NeXTcube—a 12" magnesium box running NeXTSTEP OS. Fast, sleek, and way ahead of its time. #RetroTech #GamingHistory #SteveJobs #Doom #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Did you know? Moscow has its own “White House”! It’s where the Russian government works—not where the president lives. It’s tall, white, and full of history. #WhatILearnedToday #RussiaFacts #MoscowWhiteHouse
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
🕵️‍♂️ Koala fingerprints are so similar to humans, they’ve confused crime scene investigators! Nature’s sneaky little copycats. #KoalaFacts #ScienceSurprise #WildDetectives
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The Eiffel Tower grows in summer! ☀️ Due to thermal expansion, its iron structure can stretch up to 6 inches taller when heated. #PhysicsInRealLife #FunFact #ThermalExpansion
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Most Popular Game Engine in 2025 The most widely used game engine today is Unity, preferred by over 50% of developers for its versatility and ease of use.
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🕹️ A game engine is like a digital playground builder; it powers the graphics, sounds, physics & rules behind every video game. Developers use it to turn ideas into playable worlds. Think of it as the brain & muscles of your favorite game! #GameDev #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Cows tend to align their bodies north, south when grazing or resting, like living compasses! Scientists spotted this using satellite images. No one’s sure why, but it might help with digestion or herd coordination. #MagneticMoo #ScienceSnack #KidCurious
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The immortal jellyfish can reverse its aging process by turning back into a baby version of itself. It's one of the only known creatures that can potentially live forever. Nature's real-life time traveler. #WeirdScience #OceanLife #ImmortalJellyfish #NatureIsAwesome #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Moscow may have a hidden subway system called “Metro-2,” built for government use during the Cold War. It’s never been officially confirmed, but urban explorers and rumors keep the mystery alive. #MoscowMetro #FunFacts #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt — over 250! Most rise from the sands of ancient Meroë, where kings and queens built their legacy in stone. Who knew the real pyramid capital wasn’t Cairo? #HistoryFacts #SudanPyramids #AncientWorld #HiddenGems #AfricaHistory
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Banana Equivalent Dose (BED) - Chest X-ray = 100 bananas - Living near a nuclear plant for a year = 3,650 bananas - Chernobyl exclusion zone = 2 million bananas
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Banana Fact of the Day - Bananas are slightly radioactive, thanks to potassium-40. But don’t worry, you’d need to eat 10 million bananas at once to get sick from it. #ScienceFacts #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Popcorn pops because each kernel has water inside. Heat turns it to steam, pressure builds, and pops - the shell explodes, and the starch puffs up. #FunScience #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Great images. Thank you!
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
For example, you start thinking about getting a blue Honda Civic. Suddenly, you see them everywhere,in traffic, parking lots, and even ads. It’s not a car invasion,it’s Baader Meinhof. Your brain just tuned in.
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Ever learn a new word or heard about something for the first time, then suddenly saw it everywhere? That’s the Baader Meinhof phenomenon. Your brain is just noticing it more, not that it’s happening more. #whatilearnedtoday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Their blood is blue, not red. That’s because it uses copper (not iron like ours) to carry oxygen—perfect for cold, deep-sea environments.
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Octopuses have 3 hearts. Two pump blood to the gills, one to the body, and that last one stops beating when they swim. Swimming is so tiring. They prefer crawling. Oh, and their blood? It’s blue. #OceanFacts #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Slime Molds help Nature by eating dead stuff, they clean up forests, and recycle nutrients.
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Slime molds are tiny living things that can look like bright yellow or orange goo. They’re not molds like the stuff on old bread—they’re unique organisms called protists. They live in damp, shady places like forests, under logs, or in wet soil. #WhatILearnedToday #SlimeMold
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Some animals glow in the dark! Bioluminescence is like nature’s glow stick. Fireflies flash to chat, & deep-sea fish light up to hunt. So cool! #ScienceFacts #Bioluminescence #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Ever look at someone and realize—they have a whole life, just like you? That’s sonder. It helps us be less quick to judge and more quick to care. #WhatIlearnedtoday #Sonder #EmpathyMatters #LifeSkills
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trees talk to each other underground using mushroom networks. They share food, send warnings, and help each other grow. Nature has its own secret internet—called the Wood Wide Web! #NatureIsCool #WoodWideWeb #FungiFacts #TreeTalk #EcoMagic #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
🇨🇦 The first ETF started in Canada in 1990. It was called TIPs and helped change how people invest. #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
At Disney, the width of the street narrows as you walk toward the castle. This smart design makes the castle look taller and more magical — a trick called forced perspective. #DisneyMagic #WhatILearnedToday
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Ross O'Neill @rossoneill.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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The summer funk isn’t over yet for young, jobless Canadians
With the youth unemployment rate at a rare high, Gen Z is scrambling for entry-level work – and there’s no hope of a quick fix, economists say
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WorkNearYou @worknearyou.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
We’re collecting real interview stories, questions & tips to help others prepare. Your experience could make someone’s next interview way less stressful. Share yours: worknearyou.net/share-your-i... #InterviewTips #JobSearch #CareerAdvice
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🇬🇱 "Anti-Trump" protest today in Greenland!
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Let’s go for it! Tell everyone you know to join @bsky.app and TOGETHER let’s send them packing
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🇨🇦 Canadians… We’re building a European Movement Canada to bring Canada & Europe closer together. Maybe even campaigning for Canada to join the EU (yes, it’s feasible) Sign up here to get more info… … and share, share, share everywhere. 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺
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European Movement International — Strengthening the EU-Canada relationship in response to Trump’s isolationism - European Movement
Do you want a European Movement Canada? Click here to express your support. Why are we asking for this mass sign-up? Because the European Movement stands for democracy, peace, unity and solidarity, re...
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