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TIL That the Purple Martins, on the US east coast, are 100% dependent on man made housing to breed and nest, made and maintained by communities of Purple Martin supporters.

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v1K0K TIL Arwen was about 2700 years old when she married Aragorn, who was roughly 90.
7e4x TIL Turnover is so slight in Federal Employees that, “death by natural causes” is more likely than “fired for poor job performance, misconduct or layoff”
QJgEp TIL the Queen Termite has the longest life span of any insect in the world, living up to 50 years old
OorOe TIL Of Operation Cornflakes in WWII, the OSS (predecessor of the CIA) as part of their psychological warfare campaign would drop fake mail in Nazi Germany that included a skull overlay that resembles a portion of Hitler’s jaw having been "eaten away".
kOB4d TIL An Entrepreneur in Hong Kong (Tin Ka Ping)who had donated 80% of his wealth throughout his life to build over 200 schools and 1000 libraries in Hong Kong and Mainland China. During the 1997 financial crisis, he had even sold his mansion to continue funding his charity foundation.