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TIL of Griscelli syndrome, a genetic change that causes silvery hair in newborns.

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Xlr8 TIL Bird populations are plummeting, and cats alone are responsible for killing billions of birds every year in the lower 48 states.
wLkDE TIL the US entered the Vietnam War after an American naval ship was attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin... except the attack never happened. There wasn't even a North Vietnamese ship in the area.
kaE TIL That Columbus day is not recognized in 3 states: Hawaii, Alaska, and South Dakota
R761Q TIL at one point in the Cultural Revolution in China, factories churned out 50 million Mao badges a month. So much aluminum was diverted to those badges that by 1969 Mao himself had to step in, demanding "give me back my airplanes."
awBON TIL the little boy, Donnie Dunagan, who voiced Bambi in the famous Disney movie, was to grow up to become a highly decorated US Marine. He was able to keep his stint as Bambi a secret for almost his entire military career.