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TIL Giant seabirds called albatrosses have specialized salt glands above their beaks that allow them to drink seawater. These glands filter out excess salt, which is then excreted through their nostrils as a concentrated saline solution.

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ADv5w TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.
N7o4b TIL Lucille Ball was so frightened of birds in the house that she refused to stay in hotels that had pictures of birds and tore down expensive Japanese wallpaper in her house that had birds in its design. Her fear of birds dates to when her father died shortly after a bird flew into the family home.
JXgk TIL there are only three artists who have achieved a Top 40 hit in every decade since the 1980s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Weird Al Yankovic
O5GY TIL: Due to differences in calendars, it is currently 2070 in Nepal and 2006 in Ethiopia.
0PRA TIL that as millions of North Koreans go hungry, the country’s rulers have taken up the habit of having McDonald’s hamburgers flown in daily from China (on North Korea’s national airline).