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TIL that the monkey noise used in many jungle movies is actually made by the kookaburra, an Australian bird

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xVr40 TIL that during WWI (and briefly WWII) the British would shame men into joining the military by recruiting young women to call them cowards on the streets of their hometowns. These women would also pin a white feather on them to symbolize their cowardice.
ANWlw TIL the B-24 'Hot Stuff' was the first heavy bomber to complete 25 missions in Europe during WWII. However, after a crash on the way home killed 14 of the 15 onboard, the USAAF celebrated the B-17 'Memphis Belle' as the first bomber to reach 25 completed missions
grPky TIL In 1867, Dina Sanichar was discovered by a group of hunters in India's Uttar Pradesh jungle, the 6-year-old was walking on all fours and was following a pack of wolves.
Eg6Gx TIL the Code Shows in the 'Matrix' Movie is a Sushi Recipe the Production Designer Scanned from a Japanese Cookbook
5YgDD TIL that there is one character owned by both Marvel and DC, named Access, whose sole purpose is to keep both universes separate