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TIL it’s illegal to own migratory bird (e.g. Hawk, Eagle, etc) feathers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Japan - even if you just find them on the ground

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GYr07 TIL each year, over 100 firefighters are arrested for arson. This comes from a report by the National Volunteer Fire Council. Some of the offenders seem to be motivated by boredom, or by the prospect of receiving attention for responding to the fires they have set.
PY6Je TIL there is no medical basis for preventing someone with a concussion from falling asleep. In fact, rest is beneficial to the healing process
Z8dB4 TIL The best-selling English translations of Rumi, the famous 13th Century Persian poet, were done by a woefully underqualified man who doesn't know Persian; never studied Islam or Sufism; took extreme liberties with the original texts; and omitted much of the Islamic references and context
epV5b TIL two former captive beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, were flown 6000 miles, from China to Iceland.
5Zdn TIL that Scotland was one of the few countries that was able to hold off being conquered by the Romans