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TIL Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

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Zpx8D TIL famous psychologist B.F.Skinner trained street pigeons to guide rockets by training them to recognize the pattern of a target, and to peck when they saw the target. As the pigeons pecked, cables harnessed to each one’s head would mechanically steer the missile until it finally reached its mark.
a8g9y TIL Blue Manakin birds perform complex group dancing routines
MMDm TIL America has only won the World Baseball Cup 4 times, Cuba has won it 25 times and Britain once.
GYBP7 TIL the director of the film adaptation of The Time Machine (2002) was H.G. Wells' great-grandson. He was also a consultant for the future scenes in Back to the Future II.
GYW41 TIL the top flying ace for the United States during World War II was Dick Bong, who shot down 40 Japanese aircraft.