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TIL that Sylvia Browne, a reoccurring talk show psychic, incorrectly "predicted" that Amanda Berry was dead while she was in fact alive and imprisoned with 2 other women and a child

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rRLye TIL of the Tibetan blackbird, living in the Himalayas. As a type of bird called a thrush its genus classification is "Turdus" (Latin for "thrush"). And since the Tibetan blackbird is larger than the common blackbird, it has been given the species name "Turdus Maximus."
99gM TIL During World War II, an RAF gunner Nicholas Alkemade fell through 18,000 feet without a parachute and survived without injuries. He was captured by the Germans, who issued him a commemorative certificate for his miraculous survival after verifying the details of his ‘story’.
prd4 TIL the Prime Minister of India’s salary is only $2,400 USD
VM6vQ TIL that at age 21, Grimes built a boat to live in while floating down the Mississippi River
5PnD TIL that a Chinese company rewarded its employee of the year with a night with a Japanese adult video star.