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TIL today is “National Sorry Day” in Australia, a day of being sorry to the aboriginal population for mistreatment during the 20th century

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yYR8 TIL that pigeons, penguins and flamingos don’t feed their newborne young regurgitated food but instead puke up their own cells from the crop and esophagus made specifically to feed young. The sloughed cells have more protein and fat than mammalian milk.
OoL77 TIL rat-baiting was a common sport in 19th-century England. Occasionally desperate men would compete against dogs to see who could kill the most rats, some of the more successful becoming minor celebrities.
xY9o TIL: That diamonds are one of the most common gemstones on the planet and their high price comes from a decades old manipulative marketing campaign.
QNRwk TIL that Ringo Starr changed the lyrics of "With a Little Help From My Friends" because he feared audiences would throw tomatoes at him. The lyrics were "What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and throw tomatoes at me?"
XQaQ TIL Men in California are legally and financially responsible, by law, for any children their wife bears through infidelity.