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TIL that it has been estimated that five of the ten highest prices ever paid for a book (adjusted for inflation) were for John James Audubon's The Birds of America.

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8MX TIL Batman could exist in real life, but only for a few years. This is due to the incredible physical demands being Batman requires.
1aja7 TIL that male bovines are called “bulls,” until they’re castrated-then they’re called “steers.” Female bovines are called “heifers” until they have a calf, then they’re known as “cows.”
6b8 TIL classical music concerts had loud, moving, wild audiences during the performance.
OnWg TIL that the President only receives, on average, 500 death threats a month.
VMawp TIL of the Winterberg tunnel; which , during WW1 was sealed shut by French artillery fire trapping the 270 German soldier inside. Over the next six days, as oxygen ran out, they either suffocated or took their own lives. Some asked comrades to kill them. The tunnel has just been discovered.