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TIL that after the end of his trial in Los Angeles in 2005, Michael Jackson and his three children spent six months living in a town in Ireland. Many members of the community knew who he was and yet his residence remained a secret from the world at large due to their discretion and misdirection.

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ean6 TIL that the honey bird of Kenya has evolved a special call used exclusively to communicate with humans. It uses the call to lead villagers to hidden beehives in exchange for some of the honey–two vastly different species consciously working together.
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