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TIL that “vampire” drones dock on power lines and recharge by “feeding” on the grid. They never need to land.

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AADd TIL that there is a list (updated annually) designed to help instructors avoid using cultural references that their students aren’t old enough to understand.
9YQ06 TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the planet.
M1e7 TIL Thomas Jefferson and John Adams once traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. While there, they took a knife to one of Shakespeare’s chairs so they could take home some wood chips as souvenirs.
9wLGB TIL that "professional regurgitation" is actually a thing
7AMP TIL that a 6-Year-Old HIV-Positive Boy Was Forced to Live Alone in Rural South West, China.