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TIL That Australia's Last Flamingo Died In 2018 ....

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neoJr TIL when Alfred Hitchcock got the rights to the novel that originated 'Psycho' he bought all copies to keep the plot twists under wraps
4XNJ5 TIL that science has a need for more postmortem brains to study. Being an organ donor does not include the brain, so you must sign up separately in order to donate your brain for research.
Ero7 TIL The CPR survival rate in actual hospitals is about 12%, and it’s 55% in television hospitals
X4QD TIL Brown eyes are actually blue underneath the brown, and as a result there exists laser surgery to turn brown eyes blue
DQxMP TIL the fear of balloons is called globophobia and is triggered by the thought, sight, sound, touch and smell of balloons as well as the sound of a balloon popping.