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TIL, The Macaw species that inspired the movie 'Rio' is now extinct in the wild

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neL9b TIL the term “tarmac”referring to the apron or any paved area at an airport, is a completely incorrect usage of the word - largely because that substance is rarely used for anything any longer.
NlxP TIL that since 1989, six-pack rings have been manufactured to be 100 percent photo-degradable, so the plastic will begin to disintegrate in just a few days, allowing animals to easily free themselves from the brittle and crumbling rings.
KYXGQ TIL in 2013 in Florida, a sink hole unexpectedly opened up beneath a sleeping man’s bedroom and swallowed him whole. He is presumed dead.
xgM0 TIL Ben & Jerry’s creators, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield first met because they were the slowest kids in their gym class.
lD71 TIL a man got to push the detonator on the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge demolition because he won a contest for having the shittiest commuter experience with the bridge.