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TIL that it’s biologically possible to Smell Parkinson’s disease

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wo5EM TIL: In Australia there are 'Firehawks', which are birds that intentionally set forest fires as a hunting technique
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e0Bp6 TIL the Looney Toons Golden Collection DVDs have a disclaimer at the beginning given by Whoopi Goldberg explaining that the cartoons are a product of their time and contain ethnic stereotypes that have not been censored because editing them would be the same as denying the stereotypes ever existed
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