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TIL the real Rosie the Riveter was still alive until recently

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begE TIL Canada also interred it’s Japanese citizens during WWII
y17e TIL a mummified dinosaur was found in Alberta in 2011
7D1Z TIL The Greater Spotted Cuckoo is parasitic and lays its eggs in other bird’s nests. It later pays “mafia visits” to make sure the eggs are cared for properly. If not, it attacks the surrogate mother’s chicks and eggs, even breaking her legs.
9Y5am TIL that German has a specific word for a face badly in need of a slap: Backpfeifengesicht
epPEg Today I learned exactly what it meant when someone in the 1950's said "The rabbit died" 🥺🥺🥺 Thankfully that wouldn't make it today.