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TIL Doves are just pigeons that have the gene for white feathers. Outside of this there are no biological distinctions between the two.

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7rPAb TIL of Yoñlu, a Brazilian singer-songwriter. After commiting suicide at the age of sixteen, his work was found in a CD-R by his parents, and was released posthumously, becoming rather successful within the independent scene. Now, he's getting a movie done on his life, also known as "Yoñlu".
wox68 TIL that not only do John McClane from Die Hard and Martin Riggs from Lethal weapon use the same gun, but it's the same prop.
jJ6j TIL that the people that created the Polio Vaccine did not patent it and instead donated it as a gift to humanity.
dDV7r TIL, Hisashi Ouchi was kept alive for 83 days after absorbing 17 Sieverts of radiation, the highest level for any human being. Doctors kept him alive via blood transfusions and stem cell grafts. He had 3 heart attacks but was revived by doctors. This was all done at the request of his family.
9wwVM TIL about Dina Sanichar (1861–1895) a feral child raised by wolves. He went on to live among other humans for over twenty years but never learned to speak