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TIL birds have pneumatic bones. This means that, even if they have a blocked windpipe, if they also have an exposed broken bone, they can use that bone to gather oxygen from the air (a bone snorkel) and not suffocate!

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BrwBb TIL a South African man plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to provide drinking water to 4 million people. After facing droughts limiting water usage, the 125 million ton, 70 story tall iceberg would supply 20% of Cape Town’s water needs for a year.
E1bBP TIL in some states in the USA, like CA, if you're over 18yo and able bodied, you are required by law to give reasonable assistance to police, including taking your car to chase a suspect.
x61b0 TIL of the “Christ of Europe”, a Polish concept that sees Poland as a Christ-like martyr for the sins of Europe owing to the historical oppression suffered by the Polish people
GYmn4 TIL P. Terry’s Burger chain in Austin has a full time employee whose job is to bake birthday cakes for employees.
rRKed TIL during the 1904 summer Olympics marathon one runner hitched a ride, another was given rat poison and brandy as a stimulus, fourth place winner took a nap during the run, and two other runners were chased a mile by angry dogs