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TIL that birds can 'see' magnetic fields

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Qea TIL Dolphins in Hawaii like to hitch rides on humpback whales and literally use their massive heads as slides
1abDV TIL that since 1864, the British Royal Family has maintained one of the world's largest collections of postage stamps, with King George V once setting a record when he paid £1,450 for a single stamp
KYgQ TIL: Trees need wind to grow.
N7pEb TIL The burial of Pompeii perfectly preserved Latin graffiti (some rather vulgar) etched into the walls, showing that humans' sense of humor has remained the same for many, many years. [NSFW]
WkPN4 TIL that Mikhail Gorbachev is still alive and living in Russia. I mean... that's weird, right?