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TIL Sesame Street created an episode in the wake of 9/11 in which Big Bird has to deal with his pen pal Gulliver, who does not believe birds should be friendly to other species

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x7xw TIL the science fiction films ‘Contact’, 'The Fifth Element’, 'Gattaca’, 'Men in Black’, and 'Starship Troopers’, were all released in the same year, 1997
KOR8a TIL that there’s actually 14 non-quadrilateral flags still in use today
NXrJQ TIL that “acclimation societies” used to intentionally introduce non-native species into new environments. House sparrows and starlings were introduced to the US this way. There are now 200 million starlings in North America, and they are listed as one of the 100 worst invasive species.
gNO7 TIL that voluntarily curling your toes causes your asshole to contract
4XDo TIL Coca Cola had to recall a $200,000 campaign because the artist hid a blowjob image in the poster