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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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R51Ba TIL that Prince helped test the first version of the Oregon Trail video game
e0MBg TIL During the past two years, at least five bills relating to the country’s shark fin trade have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. All five died before becoming laws, leaving the fate of sharks in the U.S. uncertain.
x4Ao TIL that there is a plan which would turn all energy generation in the US to 100% renewable with massive health and economic upsides by 2050
gVdD TIL Google is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market
4WxX TIL John Lennon’s lost guitar was bought in a music shop in the late 60s. Forty years later, the owner discovered it belonged to Lennon after reading a magazine article, and then the guitar sold for $2.4 million in 2015.