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TIL Alice's Restaurant Massacree is mostly a true story

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4XwBw TIL that the loudest bird in the world (the White Bellbird) can scream at 125 decibels -- about as loud as an ambulance siren. Courtship consists of the male screaming directly into the female's face.
0MpM TIL: Exactly 53 years ago today, the USA used a drugged black bear named “Yogi” to test the first fighter pilot ejection seat at supersonic speeds.
grrBX TIL Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes, in a match with Wolfsburg’s, were the fastest in any major European football league since Opta started keeping data.
4XYOb TIL Despite widespread belief by the public and many clinical psychologists, repressed memory remains unproven and highly controversial.
woxN7 TIL of the New Guinea Singing Dog, a breed of dog native to the mountains of Papua that don't bark. Instead, they make "yodeling" noises. It is also the closest relative to the Australian Dingo.