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TIL that the collective term for peacocks and peahens is "peafowl". the more you know!!

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VBkmB TIL that the horned lizard can squirt blood from its eyes as a defensive measure.
5YL5r TIL the most expensive dreidel was valued at $70,000. The custom-designed piece took four months to create constructed entirely of 18k gold, the smaller lettering is made with 18k white gold and has 222 modern round brilliant diamonds inlaid into the symbols.
0w4ZM TIL both Destiny’s Child and Alicia Keys made their debut on the soundtrack to Men in Black
Qg79 TIL in 1966 Playboy sent a black journalist to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party. “He took out a pearl-handled revolver, placed it pointedly on the arm of his chair, sat back and spoke for the first time: ‘I’m ready if you are.’”
49Aa TIL after tearing a ligament in his throwing arm during what would be his final game, Nolan Ryan threw one last pitch that was clocked at 98 mph.