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TIL about the Cowbird Mafia that destroy the eggs of smaller birds that refuse to raise cowbird eggs

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OGey1 TIL that although the term "First Lady" is commonly attributed to 12th President Zachary Taylor, the term was actually first used in an 1838 newspaper article about Martha Washington.
696L7 TIL Scott Kelly was the first person in space to wear a Gorilla costume.
yQN7l TIL of Kodinhi in India, which has the highest twin rate in the world, with over 400 twins in about 2000 families. Scientists aren't sure of why this is, but it has been observed that even when women of Kodinhi have children with men outside of their village, the twin birth rate is still high.
JYgjl TIL before the band the "Butthole Surfers" settled on that band name, they went by several other equally strange names, including, "Fred Astaire's Asshole," "The Right To Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole," and "The Inalienable Right To Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole."
ADD1a TIL that the shark in Jaws was named Bruce after Bruce Ramer, a lawyer who was representing Spielberg during the making of the film. Ramer still works in Hollywood and continues to represent celebrities like Clint Eastwood and George Clooney