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TIL birds masturbate

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xVwwo TIL Ned McIlhenny, son of the Tabasco inventor, was a prominent conservationist and is credited with saving Snowy Egrets from extinction. Tabasco never tasted so good.
d8Bgr TIL of the Aquatots. In 1950, Bubba, aged 4, swam 22 miles of the Mississippi River while Kathy, aged 2, swam 5 miles. When their father attempted them crossing the English Channel, the British and French forbade it as child abuse. Later, the father bragged of their baby food diet and killed Kathy.
PYpLO TIL about solved games. Solved games are games whose outcome can be correctly predicted from any position, assuming both players play the best possible moves. Tic-tac-toe is easily solvable. Chess may never be fully solved.
EgGR7 TIL about unsinkable Sam, a cat who "served" in both sides of the war and survived the sinking of three boats
R7Klj TIL Casio was widely accused of false advertising after launching an ad where a hockey player used a g shock as a puck to demonstrate its toughness. However once a TV news channel replicated and verified the ads authenticity it gained popularity amongst the general public.