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TIL pigeons who are sick or aging hide (and die) in remote places a reason why its rare to see pigeon corpses

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9w5MG TIL that former West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood holds the unique distinction of being the states youngest and oldest governor. He was first elected in 1956 at the age of 34, decided against running in 1960, and then successfully ran for a second term forty years later at the age of 74.
Oo1jR TIL what the West knows of Aristotle comes largely from Latin translations by Roman Catholic monks of Spanish Jewish recitations of Arabic Muslim texts translated from Syriac using surviving fragments of Koine Greek documents that quoted him second-hand from Attic Greek sources.
98Xr TIL Google’s first server rack was made from Lego.
oBpKA TIL the term "little pink"
b9ej0 TIL that during construction of the Taj Mahal, a massive brick scaffold was built, and estimates said it would take years to dismantle after completion. According to legend, the Shah declared that anyone could keep the bricks from the scaffold, and it was dismantled overnight by peasants.