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TIL that crows recognise human faces and hold grudges against ones they don’t like

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wL1aY TIL that the 1932 film "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" helped bring an end to the widespread use of chain gangs in the American South.
LkENp TIL bees can affect the electric charge of a flower, which tells other bees that the flower is currently out of nectar. The hairs on their body can sense the negative electric charge and lets them know they shouldn't waste their time stopping by.
w9NW TIL when puppies play, young boy dogs often let the girls win, so as to entice the females to play with them.
e077g TIL Cough drops used to be made with morphine and heroin.
DoVP TIL Shakespeare was the first person to use an English mechanic called verbing. Verbing is using a noun as a verb. EG. I sport good. I am currently fooding a hamburger.