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TIL that crows can hold grudges and are even known to pass it on to its chicks.

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7rBNM TIL that the Billy Joel song "She's Always a Woman" was the last song that played in the World Trade Center Plaza before the Towers' collapse on September 11, 2001
rNVZM TIL Skrillex has won nine Grammy Awards, the most of any electronic dance music act.
BggVy TIL though often attributed to the Bible, the phrase “God helps those who help themselves” is not actually from any biblical scripture and is even often seen as contrary to the Bible’s message of god’s grace and help for the helpless.
GAQd1 TIL that to get a shot at the World Championship, boxer Joe Louis had to agree to give up 10% of his earnings for the next decade, to the defending champion James J Braddock. This would earn Braddock and his manager $150,000.
rNmGx TIL Geologists were able to determine the origin of the 9,300+ Japanese Incendiary bomb balloons launched against the US during WWII by analyzing the sand used in the ballast of the balloons