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TIL the Windows 10 default desktop image is actually a photograph and not made using CGI

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8eN6V TIL female ducks can turn into male ducks
XEO1P TIL that the eagle featured on U.S. currency was modeled on a real bald eagle named Peter who used to live on top of the U.S. Mint. He died in 1836 but, like many animals whose admirers just can't let go, Peter was stuffed and is still on display inside the very building upon which he once nested.
QvPM TIL that wild mice (and many other wild animals) will run on an exercise wheel, even when not in a cage, just because they like it!
J187Q TIL That in the early 20th Century American and European women wore skirts that made them hobble due to how narrow they were, and that they were popular in fashion.
MaGa TIL, to cheer up George Lucas while filming the trash compactor scene, Mark Hamill would grab pieces of trash and sing, to the tune of “Chattanooga Choo Choo:” “Pardon me, George, could this be Dianoga poo-poo?” This did not cheer Lucas up.