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TIL Maryland only has 2 known natural lakes
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M7AVV
TIL airports hire crews of "birdmen" that use methods like horns, sirens, lasers, and pyrotechnics to ward off large groups of birds. They even intentionally remove horizontal branches from nearby trees to discourage large migrations from settling near the runways.
NXEk6
TIL The first Postal Letterbox in the US began as a hollowed out tree on Long Island in the year 1787
d4jd
TIL There is a 72-year-old Chinese grandfather who models teen girl clothing for an online retailer. And has the body for it.
m0JP
TIL Daniel Day-Lewis declined the role of Lincoln because he didn’t know if he could play such an iconic role. It was Leonardo DiCaprio who convinced him to take the role after Spielberg told him that Day-Lewis declined. It is unknown how DiCaprio convinced Day-Lewis to take the role.
weMW
TIL a sophomore history teacher in California conducted an experiment on his class to show the appeal of fascism. He created a fascist movement resembling the 3rd Reich within the class that voluntarily grew from 30 to 200 members in only 3 days, ending only because the teacher began to lose control