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TIL on 9/11 Canada landed 33k US bound passengers and 239 aircraft in what is known as Operation Yellow Ribbon. Locals then housed and fed the strangers for days afterward.

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yQVve Take a look out your window and you're bound to see a dinosaur or two—or at least the descendant of one. That little blue jay? Dinosaur. The obnoxious early rising crow? Dinosaur. The squirrel running up the tree? Well, that’s still a squirrel. But those feathered friends make your yard a real-life Jurassic Park. Most researchers believe birds are descendants of a group of dinosaurs that included the Tyrannosaurus rex. Fossil research has shown that birds and dinosaurs shared behaviors such as brooding and nest building. According to paleontologist and National Geographic grantee Jack Horner, it also stands to reason that dinosaurs had similar courting behaviors as today’s birds. Because various bird species tap-dance, moonwalk, and boogie to impress potential mates, it makes sense that dinosaurs did the same. Just imagine a giant T. rex with its tiny T. rex arms "twerking" its way into the heart of its intended. In this week’s Today I Learned, Horner explains how dinosaurs might have been the original smooth criminals.Read more about one species of Triceratops, Triceratops horridusAdditional footage provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
BglOK TIL. Baseball great Mikey Mantle developed liver cancer from years of hard drinking. Some say because of his celebrity, he was bumped to the front of the line for a transplant. Died anyway.
4Mvo TIL Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) Has a Wider Vocal Range Than Beyoncé
mQxP TIL The Incredibles (97%) is the best superhero movie of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes.
dDX1Z TIL that even though Polar bears and Penguins can live in similar types of habitat, we will never find them together in the wild. They live on the opposite ends of Earth.