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TIL: 29 countries boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics because New Zealand's involvement in playing rugby against South Africa.

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xVDog TIL Turkey eggs have a richer taste than chicken eggs and were considered a delicacy by the Navajo. They are rare today only because turkeys do not yield as many eggs and cost more to house and feed.
VBL9Z TIL The United States once had "Dynamite Guns" guarding San Francisco. Giant compressed air guns fired hundreds of pounds of Dynamite at enemy ships. They were retired once more stable explosive charges were invented.
ZomQ TIL under certain conditions, a pilot not trained to fly by gyroscopic instruments can enter into a death spiral, believing that he is maintaining straight flight and completely unaware that he even turning.
ANlp4 TIL there are an estimated 50 Billion birds in the world
6EMNJ TIL on average Mercury, not Mars or Venus, is the closest planet to Earth