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TIL the Philippine eagle is the only bird of prey with blue-grey eyes

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oor7 TIL a trial run of the “skyhook” (method of retrieving a stranded person using a plane without landing) used a live pig, which spun in the air uncontrollably during test. After regaining its bearings on the plane, it attacked the crew.
XeKD TIL that 600 years before Galileo, al-Biruni wrote that the earth rotates on its axis. Unlike Galileo, his ideas were accepted by religious scholars.
l7ZQa TIL oranges are actually a hybrid between mandarin oranges and pomelos.
xV6b0 TIL A father of five worked 23 years as a custodian for Boston College so all of his children could attend the university for free. They all graduated and together saved nearly $700,000 in tuition. =)
pVop TIL there’s a Burger King in Finland with a nude sauna built in. You can also bring the food you bought and eat in there.