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69988 TIL that in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1984 a single yellow-headed amazone escaped from captivity, followed by a male a year later. Those two parrots have established a population of 60 birds, making them the biggest wild population of parrots in Europe
dW7B TIL Lana Del Rey originally attempted a (stylistically very different) singing career under her real name, Lizzy Grant, which failed. With support from her millionaire father, her management picked a new name for her & tried to scrub all evidence of her former image/name from the internet
9xjr TIL that adjusted for inflation, Porno classic ‘Deep Throat’ is possibly the highest grossing film of the 70s, surpassing even Star Wars.
kOGmm TIL before Cliven Bundy went to prison for his armed standoff against the government, he was partially responsible for keeping alive a strain of ancient crookneck watermelon who's seeds were found hidden in a cave in Arizona in the 1920s.
Me09a TIL: In 1992 Hong Kong, a Mercedes-Benz was stolen every 5 hours. The theft and exporting of luxurious cars to China got so bad that Toyota began advertising in Chinese newspapers; stating that Lexus cars would breakdown after 20,000 miles if Chinese standard Leaded fuel was used. Not one was stolen