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

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rNe1W TIL due to hyperinflation in Venezuela, a lot of people have resorted to gold farming in Old School Runescape in order to make a living. It has since become so prevalent that the prices of heavily farmed items fluctuates dramatically whenever there's power cuts in the country.
avV9 TIL, the whole Y2K doomsday scare will probably happen again in 2038.
jROX TIL In 1969, the Woodstock concert was filmed for a documentary by a group of recent graduates from the NYU film school. A 26-year-old assistant director watched the show from a raised platform, never able to get away for food or to use the bathroom for three days. He was Martin Scorcese.
paXb TIL in WWII, a dog named Gander fended off two Japanese ambushes. When they came back again, with a grenade this time, Gander picked it up and charged back at them, killing more Japanese, saving his wounded team, going out in a blaze of glory and earning a posthumous medal.
dD4pj TIL: In 2001, the Brazilian internet provider "IG" promoted the "Day of Good News", which would give priority to reporting light and optimistic things, leaving the bad news of the day for another time. Then a mayor of a big city was murdered. And the 9/11 attacks followed.