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TIL that, when petting a bird, one should pet only the head. For some birds, petting the chest is a form of sexual stimulation and can lead to a frustrated animal.

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R5xg8 TIL on James Cameron's 3rd dive to the Titanic, he & his pilot had "a near-death experience". They encountered a sandstorm on the ocean floor & became temporarily stuck there with low power supply & few batteries. It took them 3 attempts from the bottom to rise above 25 meters & surface 5 hrs later.
Wke9d TIL the White House press secretary has more DUI charges than White House press conferences
69EDJ TIL that the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that aa defendant's request "give me a lawyer, dog" was too ambiguous to be considered a Miranda request for a lawyer
8eR6G Til that crickets don't actually chirp until they are fully grown
0wa9A TIL the land speed record for steam powered cars was set in 2009 at 139.8 MPH beating a 103 year old record.