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TIL typical Australian bird kookaburras is a kind of kingfisher

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EgkQo TIL Southwest Airlines attempted to use the slogan "Just Plane Smart" which was similar to "Plane Smart," already being used by Stevens Aviation Inc. An exec at Stevens offered to settle it with a winner-take-all arm-wrestling competition. The "Malice in Dallas" event happened on March 20, 1992.
D1xxp TIL-There is cell phone service on mount everest, with 4G being available at that height.
xVog TIL Coca-Cola makes a cane sugar version of its soda during Passover in the US. Look for the yellow cap.
x8Bw TIL violin strings have been made from 5000 strands of spider silk. They produce ‘a soft and profound timbre’ when played
d8lxE Today I learned that the dinosaur ancestor of chickens is literally called the "Wonderchicken".