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TIL the Common Kestral used to be called a “Windfucker”

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DQLnp TIL Japan attacked Pearl Harbor due to U.S. oil embargoes, hoping to weaken the U.S. Navy and secure their own resources. Final goal was the US to seek peace.
b9yj9 TIL that sponges can reproduce sexually. They can also reproduce asexually but I still find this weird.
4k45o TIL that René Auberjonois, known for Boston Legal, Benson, and Star Trek, opted to avail himself of CA's medical aid in dying act after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
logKB TIL 3D printing offers a completely new opportunity for the development of personalized medicines. Introducing 3D printers to pharmacies and hospitals would allow physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to form a dose and delivery system based on the patient’s body size, age, lifestyle, and sex.
4pbw TIL that the United Nations has formed a contingency plan in the event that aliens directly contact us