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TIL while ostrich eggs are the largest of any bird, they are the smallest relative to the birds size.

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nWv4r TIL In 1967, Paul McCartney forgot his passport when travelling to France to shoot a music video. He told the agents, ‘You know who I am so why do you need to see a photograph of me in a passport?’ And was let through.
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