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TIL that birds can 'see' magnetic fields

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7dDP TIL that the USA has no mandatory paid holiday or vacation leave for employees
QJVVX TIL The oldest UK law dates back to 1267 AD (The Statute of Marlborough)
8XQV TIL The ashes of Eugene Merle Shoemaker, the founder of the field of planetary science, were buried on the moon. To date, he is the only person whose ashes have been buried on the Moon.
Bgyrk TIL that the world's oldest living culture is found in Australia, with Indigenous Australians having a history that dates back over 60,000 years.
JYK8 TIL that “Mongolian BBQ” was unknown in Mongolia until a US-based restaurant chain opened a franchise there in 2005 bringing the concept that was actually invented in Taiwan in the 70s and inspired by Japanese Teppanyaki cuisine finally to the country it lent its name from