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TIL there is a garbage swirl in the ocean the size of Texas.

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e06An TIL: The majestic call of the American Bald Eagle is a myth. The sound we associate with eagles is actually that of the red-tailed hawk, which is dubbed over. For such a powerful bird, the Bald Eagle emits surprisingly weak-sounding calls—usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes.
KOKMG TIL that in 1970, Bill Murray worked part-time at a Little Caesars and was so poor he would eat raw pizza dough when no one was looking.
a8ppb Today I learned that concrete truck drivers carry bottles of coke to prevent the concrete from settling in case of emergency
vyX7 TIL that since it’s inception, the War on Drugs has cost the United States 1 trillion dollars.
adLJ TIL Homeland Security convinced a man to fly to Puerto Rico to try and dig up $1M worth of cocaine that he’d heard was buried there. After he was unsuccessful (twice) they just dug it up themselves and arrested him when they tried to give it to him.