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b9BlN TIL that birds can see the Earth's magnetic field due to the presence of a protein in their retina called Cryptochrome(Cryp4)
l1G1 TIL that a tribe in India has an ‘elopement festival’ where young people can choose their own partner, bypassing the traditional arranged marriage
78g0x TIL the first time that a sighting of orcas killing a great white shark in Australian waters was documented was by a group of 23 tourists while shark cage diving. The group watched as a pod of 4 adults and 2 calves would herd the shark to the surface and slam it until the hunt was completed.
WkX88 TIL of William Howard Hughes, a United States Air Force officer with security clearance and expertise in rocket self-destruct technology, vanished in 1983. Authorities feared he had defected to the Soviet Union. In June 2018, he was found living in California under an assumed name.
d8jN9 TIL that following the Civil War Robert E Lee was stricken of his citizenship and had to apply for it back. Instead of the letter reaching the president it was given as a souvenir to a friend of the secretary of state.