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TIL that the Bald Eagle population has recovered! They are now fairly common birds to be seen in residential areas

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wAOW TIL that male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females
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laK5 TIL the mysterious “Umbrella Man” (aka Louie Steven Witt) of the JFK assassination said, “I think if the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for people who were at the wrong place at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing, I would be No. 1 in that position, without even a close runner-up.”
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