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TIL birds in Australia, known as “fire hawks”, are known to utilize and spread fires in order to flush out prey.

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v16b7 TIL of a woman sentenced to 141,078 years in prison for running a pyramid scheme. She only served 8 years of her sentence before being released.
YpKm7 TIL that hydras (small organisms) are practically inmortal and don’t seem to age at all
d8Ra7 TIL the Aztecs followed Spaniards around with incense burners when they came to the Americas. The Spaniards believed this to be a divine honour, however it was actually a necessity due to the wide gap in hygiene between the two peoples. The Aztec found their stench unbearable.
jNKEM TIL that during the recording of the title track for the James Bond film "Thunderball" Tom Jones held the final high note for so long that he fainted in the recording booth.
wLZ7E TIL that staring into someone's eyes for ten minutes straight may cause disassociation and hallucinations.