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TIL that the largest bald eagle nest on record was 9.5 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weighed more than two tons.

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PYAO TIL To get rid of body parts in the Ganges special snapping turtles are bred and released in the river that are taught to consume dead human flesh. These turtles consume about a pound of flesh a day and can reach a size of 70 pounds.
xx7g TIL that “Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day” idea came from a company trying to sell more cereal during its 1944 marketing campaign
w996 TIL that the odds of a driver hitting a deer in West Virginia are 1 in 41. By far the highest in the United States.
rdvw TIL that in 1964 two students attempted to kidnap the British Prime Minister. The plot was foiled when he offered them beer. They accepted and abandoned their plot. This breach of security was only revealed in 2009.
4Q1g TIL if a lamb dies, you can dress another lamb with its skin and the mother of the dead lamb will accept it.