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TIL that Snowball the cockatoo has recently shown ground-breaking evidence that other animals besides humans can recognize a musical beat and create their own dance moves

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E1B6d TIL Popsicle® was invented by an 11 year old boy in 1905 when he left his soda outside overnight and it froze.
XE80D TIL Cruella almost made a return as the main villain in 1972s The Rescuers and concept art was even drew up for it
nKmd TIL: Nairobi, Kenya has a thriving country music scene because Kenyans “can identify with the stories in the songs.” Country Music CDs make up 15% of all music sold.
aAN0 TIL President George H.W. Bush was 17 when told of Pearl Harbor. He defied his Dad to join the Navy, becoming its youngest flier and a Pacific hero. Now, he doesn’t like to discuss it.
rXyW TIL that there is a species of pig called “Mangalitsa” which has wool on it which resembles that of a sheep