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TIL Chicks can be born with four legs

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EgDNV TIL that the first non-white musician to appear on MTV was Phil Chen, bassist for Rod Stewart. Chen, who was born in Jamaica and is of Chinese ancestry, was featured in "She Won't Dance With Me," the third video ever aired on the channel.
wooV7 Til that: When the Butzke family fled Austria in 1940, they sewed valuables into their son's teddy bear. When German soldiers tried to take the bear, the boy screamed until it was thrown back at him. The valuables helped them start a new life when they immigrated to the U.S
OpB6 TIL that having a relative “removed” defines their generation gap relative to you. So your mother’s first cousin is your first cousin, once removed.
OPn1 TIL that the urge to jump from high places is called “L’appel du vide” which translates to “call of the void.”
rNnBM TIL Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country in the world