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TIL the largest KFC in the World is in Baku, Azerbaijan, housed in an old railway station

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7rw77 TIL the sunbittern, native to Central and South America, generally has a subdued brownish coloration while feeding. When alarmed, however, it displays its exceptional chestnut, black, and buff-yellow eyespots on the dorsal side of its wings and its colorful tail, which it uses in defensive displays.
5YmGQ TIL that "Letterlocking" was a technique used widely from the 13-18th centuries to fold and secure correspondence in such a way to prevent tampering during transit. A letterlocked paper, sealed with wax, becomes its own envelope. Video link is an example by MIT prof who has researched the practice.
ONwL TIL in 1914, British WW1 soldier Thomas Hughes throw a bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed 2 days later. In 1999, a Fisherman found the bottle in the River Thames. Hughes wife had died in 1979 but the letter was delivered to the soldier’s 86 year old daughter
ADdOn TIL, killer whales are actually a species of large dolphins!
wo5dW TIL that squirrels were once considered among the top causes for power outages across the US