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TIL the Bearded Vulture's diet is 70-90% bones and often swallows them whole

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oRvA7 TIL peppermint isn't a single species of mint but rather a hybrid of two different species of mint (spearmint and watermint)
vlVR TIL in December 2002 a 60-year-old mechanic was fined for failing to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that he’d removed his motorcycle from the road. He refused to pay and claimed that he had the right by medieval law to choose a trial by combat with a “champion” nominated by the DVLA
kNGB TIL, That 1 In Every 10 Europeans Were Conceived In An IKEA Bed
XENx6 TIL that in the USSR, when foreign music was banned, bootleg records were made on old x-rays pulled from medical trash. These were called "ribs" and "bone records".
KY9JJ TIL the small town of Dalgety, population 252, was almost going to be Australia's capital, as it lead the first six-rounds of preferential voting during the election for a capital, only losing out on the final two rounds.