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TIL that birds rub ants on themselves. This behavior is known as 'anting' and is thought to serve self-maintenance functions

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Z8mG TIL Harrison Ford uses his personal helicopter in search and rescue missions
0www1 TIL when the first escalator in London was installed at Harrods in November 1898, customers were offered brandy at the top of the escalator “to revive them after their ordeal.”
gr8MA TIL The more irritated the llama is, the further back into each of the three stomach compartments it will try to draw materials from for its spit.
KOLL4 TIL when filming the original Willy Wonka, producers struggled teaching August Gloop how to pronounce “Fudge” which sounded more like “Vag”. Hear his pronunciation around 14.10.
nAXb TIL in 1830, the annual per capita consumption of alcohol by Americans had climbed to more than five gallons. At the time Americans believed liquor was nutritious and stimulated digestion. It was also consumed to help wash down poorly cooked, greasy, salty, and sometimes rancid food.