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TIL the reason there are no baby pigeons sightings is because they leave their nest effectively in adult size

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vVmD TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter, in which he advised taking older women as lovers, since they are both “experienced” and “grateful”.
kOoZ1 Octopuses are weird. This is not just because they look odd. It’s not because they’re disturbingly smart. It’s because they have a strange power. In April last year, researchers found octopuses — and some of their cuttlefish and squid cousins — regularly edit their RNA. This sets them apart from the rest of the animal world.
MkWA TIL in 2010 NY Governor David Paterson pardoned a black man for shooting an unarmed white teen to death after only serving 5 months of his sentence
yQ878 TIL Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, has a PhD in molecular biology and is a licensed pilot who has completed a solo flight around the world.
l76kr TIL green bell peppers were just red/yellow/orange peppers but in their unripe form