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TIL: Every year the Alpine Swift spends over 200 days in a row, in the air, without landing. How the birds are physiologically able to do it is still a mystery to scientists.

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Lkror TIL that on Halloween in Alaska Moose living near inhabited areas, such as Anchorage, feast on jack-o-lanterns in peoples front yards. State regulations prohibit the feeding of certain animals, including Moose, so if one is seen by enforcement agents snacking in your yard, you will receive a fine.
rVK4 TIL that pornhub offered a “save the boobs!” Campaign where they offered to donate a penny to the Susan B Komen Foundation for evry 30 views in the “big tit” or “small tit” category, but the foundation refused their money so pornhub tripled it and gave it to other organizations
XEVLr TIL Most people with Chocolate allergies are actually allergic to the roaches present in them and not the chocolate itself . FDA deems up to 60 Insect Parts in 100 gm of Chocolates as safe for consumption as anything less than that would require more expensive processing and pesticide use.
EmNd TIL that former director of the US Department of Defense, Andrew Marshall, was Appointed to the position by Richard Nixon. He was re-appointed by every president until his retirement because of is effectiveness. Most notably, he has predicted the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of China.
pNKQ TIL Enterprising Kenyans pretended to be Somali pirates and gave fake interviews to foreign journalists for cash