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TIL that despite their looks, falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks and eagles.

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lokaK TIL of Reet Jurvetsen, a 19-year-old woman who was murdered in 1969. Her body remained unidentified for 46 years, until her older sister was contacted by friends who noticed a similarity between Reet and an online mortuary photograph of the body.
VB5Q4 TIL Japanese people love mayonnaise and a Japanese company recently released a drinkable mayo called Nomu Mayo
9wwgB TIL about the Genetic Isopoint - anyone alive at the genetic isopoint (or before) is either the ancestor of everyone alive today or no one alive today. And you can assume today will be a genetic isopoint for sometime in the distant future.
Gbr1 TIL of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman who was a victim of genital mutilation and married off to her cousin. She escaped and sought asylum in the Netherlands, eventually being elected to Dutch parliament. She is now an activist for women’s rights and opposes honor violence and child marriage.
JYlQQ TIL in this BBC video that ibex can climb dam walls.