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TIL that the first British animated film "Animal Farm" was secretly produced and funded by the CIA as anti-Communist propaganda

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wojeo TIL duck feet have fewer nerves and smaller blood vessels so they don't feel the cold as drastically
OAx6 TIL A New Acoustic Instrument That Creates Sounds like a Digital Synthesizer. The Yaybahar is a new acoustic instrument designed by Istanbul-based musician Görkem Şen that emits music right out of a retro sci-fi movie, a remarkable feat considering there isn’t a bit of electricity involved.
xr45 TIL Killer bees were created in an attempt to breed tamer and more manageable bees. This was done by crossing a european honey bee and an african bee, but instead the offspring became more aggressive and highly defensive bees that had escaped into the wild
mxkNO TIL of Deryfold, a notorious pirate who was captured off the coast of Flanders by Sir John Perrot in 1579. On the way back to England Perrot's ship struck a sandbank and was nearly wrecked, but Deryfold's nautical expertise got them safely into port. Perrot made sure he was pardoned.
nWmBW TIL 1976 eletronic music classic album 'Mother Earth's Plantasia' was originally only available to those who bought houseplants from Mother Earth plant store in LA... or given away for free to those who bought Simmons mattress from Sears