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TIL that zoos save feathers that come off many of their birds and have them distributed to Native American tribes for their religious ceremonies.

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pBv8 TIL that, contrary to decades of hearing “you know, the giant panda ISN’T really a bear,” that the giant panda is actually a bear.
dDMpd TIL that Pizza Hut once created a perfume with the scent of freshly baked pizza dough. Strangely enough, Burger King also has a perfume called "The Flame by BK," a men's body spray described as combining "the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat."
lNR1 TIL that in Wellington New Zealand there are suburbs where it is common to have a private cable car from your garage to your house.
QjWX TIL: Julian Assange was willing to go to Sweden to answer allegations. All he wanted was a guarantee he wouldn’t be handed over to the United States. Sweden refused.
vLMr TIL Moss from the IT Crowd has directed music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs