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TIL Birds Use Spikes Intended To Keep Them Away From Buildings As Protection For Their Own Nest Against Predators

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KOjlJ TIL Richard Allen was a minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first AME church in 1794 in Philadelphia,PA.
VMEkQ TIL A retired electrical engineer named Bruce Campbell had an old Boeing 727 delivered to the woods near Portland, OR and converted it to his home where he lives full time
E1KP0 TIL tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls.
X0Prr TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space.
KOWeB TIL REM sleep improves creativity by priming associative networks