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TIL that Disney uses bird deterrents to scare birds away from the Eiffel Tower in France, Epcot so they can keep the illusion that the tower is actually close to life size and not only 103 feet tall.

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0wxMj TIL the term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", πλακόεις (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. They also
ne1rP TIL billions of wooden pallets are circulating through the world (2 billion in the United States alone). Some 80 percent of all U.S. commerce is carried on pallets. They’re so widespread they account for more than 46 percent of total U.S. hardwood lumber production.
wodvJ TIL: Yolanda Saldíva, the imprisoned 1995 murderer of the singer-star Selena, is eligible for parole next year in 2025.
l7oJG TIL that in 2004, a fake 'Sri Lankan national handball team' tricked its way into a German tournament, lost all of their matches, and then mysteriously disappeared. A farewell letter thanked the Bavarians for their hospitality.
deJr TIL: Spiders like listening to classical music, according to research at Miami University. When listening to techno and rap, they made their webs as far away from the speaker as possible, but when listening to Bach, they made their webs as near to the speaker as possible