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TIL there are an estimated 50 Billion birds in the world

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1akMX TIL in 1856 a group of prussian railroad workers stole all the silver coins from a barrel and replaced them with sand. A scientist analized samples of sand from every station on that line which led to their capture.
v17Kx TIL about Moravec's paradox which says that reasoning requires less computation while perception requires enormous computation
Wbp4 TIL that scientists believe there is a connection between high intelligence and mental disorders.
v1MDR TIL that Hallet's Cove, NY was renamed Astoria to persuade John Jacob Astor, then the wealthiest man in the United States, to invest in the neighborhood. He only invested $500.
01vv TIL that a NY police officer was admitted to an asylum for uncovering wrongdoings within the police