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TIL birds are the reason we don’t have giant spiders and insects. Thanks birds.

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69gMm TIL some farmers have to hack their tractors to keep them running.
5K6r TIL that while smiling is perceived as a positive emotion most of the time, there are many cultures that see it as a negative expression and consider it unwelcoming. Too much smiling can be viewed as a sign of shallowness or dishonesty. Japanese people may smile when they are confused or angry.
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w7Ao TIL The episode “Heart of Ice,” from Batman: The Animated Series, won an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. It was the series’ second Emmy award (out of the 4 that it won).
6YoZ TIL that China cannot recall the loans it has made to the U.S. as the resulting collapse of the U.S. dollar would tank the Chinese economy along with the rest of the world.