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TIL that the song of the European Robin can be as loud as 104 decibels, or as loud as a motorcycle. A cooing dove is only about 45 decibels, which is quieter than normal human conversation.

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b9AD7 TIL that the last person to be executed at the Tower of London was a German man named Josef Jakobs in 1941. He was a spy who was caught after parachuting into England. He was shot by a military firing squad.
b6Bg9 TIL that Switzerland had a lot of important structures packed with demolition charges until the 2010s in case of an invasion.
dLPr TIL Matt Groening hated the Simpson’s/The Critic crossover episode “A Star is Burns”, believing that it “violates the Simpson’s universe”, and was an advertisement for The Critic. He even tried to get the episode pulled from the air, and removed his name from the credits when he failed to do so.
m1jVp TIL People who post their fitness routine on social media are more likely to have psychological problems.
6OL8 TIL since 1940 85% of those who have attempted to break the water speed record have died in the attempt