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Til that an entire species of bird went extinct because of ww2.

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9X5Q TIL that even though a Giant Panda’s diet consists of 99% bamboo shoots, it is technically a carnivore.
p8KeN TIL of Charles Fraser-Smith (one of the inspirations behind 'Q' in the James Bond movies) designed a special left-hand thread for the disguised screw-off top of a hidden-document container; he thought that "no German would ever think of trying to unscrew something the wrong way."
1OjD TIL Kansas is actually flatter than a pancake
b6DJ0 TIL "Body Integrity Identity Disorder" is a rare psychological condition where individuals feel an overwhelming desire to amputate a healthy limb, believing it doesn’t belong to them. This disconnect between body and mind leads some to extreme measures, feeling incomplete until the limb is removed.
e0YPn TIL that Paul McCartney’s song ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’, written after the British army murdered innocent civillians in Derry on Bloody Sunday, wasn’t allowed to be broadcast on radio.