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TIL that some bird species are toxic, even to the touch. There are no known venomous birds, though

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99L7 TIL that shrimp trawling can waste up to 20 lbs of “other fish” in order to get 1 lbs of shrimp. This is known as Bycatch
oRkw7 TIL East Timor has the highest percentage of Catholics per total population in world at 98%, after the Vatican city.
xVnXB TIL, French Train Driver Andre Tanguy stayed in his seat as an approaching runaway train sped towards him at the platform. He continually warned his own passengers to evacuate the train/platform until he was killed.
7rMPb TIL after being traded since 1961, Pork Bellies were de-listed from the stock exchange in 2011 due to low trading volumes. Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice is on the verge of being de-listed too.
p8N08 TIL that as of 2008, Christmas lights in the U.S. use more electricity over the holidays than entire countries' annual usage: 6.63 billion kWh