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TIL the city blackbirds have shorter beaks; don’t migrate anymore; have different stress responses; start breeding much earlier in the year; and sing at a different pitch. This has evolved them into a new species.

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DGDe TIL in 2009 a Hungarian art historian, while watching the movie Stuart Little with his daughter, spotted a long-lost avant-garde painting in the background. The painting was bought by a set designer in a Pasadena antiques shop for “next to nothing”, and later sold for $285,700 at an auction.
jNAdN TIL there are no recorded fatal attacks of wild Orcas on humans. In 2005 a 12 yr old boy in AK was bumped by a killer whale while splashing in 4 ft of water. The boy was likely mistaken for a seal and the bump was an aborted attack once the whale realized the mistake
meeO TIL a 4 year old boy ran away from home and become the lead of a wolf pack after he provided them with food. He lived with the wolves for 2 years, was caught by police, and later served in the Russian Army.
rRZrw TIL that Daft Punk's last album, RAM, had such a colossal amount of recordings and musical assets that one option was to release a quadruple album. They cut no corner in the most legendary musicians, gear or studios, going as far as recording orchestra parts for nearly all tracks on the album.
7rW0b TIL of Niwot's Curse. The idea that when people see a beautiful area they'll want to stay, which contributes to the undoing of the area's beauty.