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TIL Bill Nye has gotten three honorary Doctorate Degrees, for being Bill Nye.

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Wm6N TIL the Browns were the first team to use a radio inside of a helmet. During the 1956 season opener in Chicago, quarterback George Ratterman wore the helmet and had to contend with outside interference. “I’m getting cab calls from Michigan Avenue to State Avenue,” he complained to his teammates.
d8QEK TIL lyrebird is known for its incredible skill to accurately mimic sounds of the surroundings they inhabit. The birds are endemic to Australia. They have a complex syrinx-the vocal organ in birds, which give them the capacity to mimic
5YDVk TIL Black Raspberries aren't blackberries. Blackberries have a torus (stem) in them while Black Raspberries are hollow and sweeter
1aeGr TIL Researchers have crafted tiny wireless cameras that can be attached to beetles
6EAnQ TIL that at Disney world, they build things(like the Cinderella Castle) at 199 ft to legally avoid having guidance lights for aircraft.