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Today I learned about the death spiral. It's when two eagles soar up to high altitude, lock talons, and tumble and cartwheel toward Earth They let go before reaching the ground, it is part of a mating ritual

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yQMLv TIL the Rock Hyrax, a small rabbit-like animal, is the closest living relative to elephants.
0dvKM TIL that every single bus in America must stop at all railroad crossings, open their door and driver's side window and turn down the radio ... all based upon ONE SINGLE crash involving a school bus and a freight train 86 years ago in Utah that left two dozen people dead.
eQpb TIL of the Baining people of Papua New Guinea, who are known as the dullest culture on Earth. They abhor the concept of play, have no stories or myths and almost no art. Their lives are exceedingly dull and mundane and centered around work.
n0Lo TIL that the pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for “Best Animated Short Film” at the 1995 Academy Awards.
loDlK TIL that the comedy "The Country Wife" written in 1675 was banned in Britain for 175 years for being too sexually vulgar. The main character, Harry Horner, claims to be impotent to sell "china" to the wives of upper-class Londoners. At the time, "china" was a popular euphemism for sperm.