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TIL Baby birds produce a little sac of poop the parent can easily remove from the nest to keep it clean.

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4o4g TIL: ‘Kanye North’ and 'Kanye South’ are both parliamentary constituencies in Botswana.
X8Or TIL the word “umbrage,” i.e. “take umbrage” (take offense) is from the Latin “umbra,” or parasol, and used to be a synonym for “shade.” “He took umbrage at the suggestion” literally = someone was throwing shade at him.
rNw00 TIL that During Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift's filming, they couldn't acquire a permit for a scene, yet they proceeded. The studio hired a scapegoat "director" to spend a night in jail, avoiding any repercussions.
4Xw05 TIL Psychology research shows that people love to hate do-gooders (especially at work). Highly co-operative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances.
e5bJ TIL of Hero ants. These ants live in cliffs/high places and latch onto intruders of the colony. They then fling themselves off the cliff, taking the intruder with them.