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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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R7av4 TIL that in Japan, it takes up to 20 years of school to become a sushi chef, which is years longer than it takes to become a doctor.
v1bbj Today I learned that during the The Bubonic Plague,Jews were accused of poisoning water wells and as a result were burned alive at the stake by Christians.
eN15 TIL in 1966 Ronald Reagan wrote Jelly Belly a thank you letter for “keeping the state gov running smoothly” as the jelly beans worked as an alt. to smoking, allowing them to get through meetings and make decisions
g7Yb TIL In 1964, the United States actually ran out of Pop-Tarts. A Kellogg’s spokesperson said, “In 1964, the first shipment of Pop-Tarts sold out in just two weeks.”
jN7NQ TIL that former British number 1 tennis star Andy Murray was at Dunblane Primary School on the day of the 1996 Dunblane School Massacre