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TIL that white-tailed eagles often reuse their nests instead of recreating them year after year. One family of white-tailed eagles in Iceland have taken this to the extreme by reusing the same nest for 150 years.

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neDjG TIL that in Japanese anime and in Native American Sioux culture, nosebleeds signify sexual arousal.
eZM6 TIL L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology said, “You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”
epBkb TIL the ice cream truck jingle most Americans grew up with was used in minstrel shows, so RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan) created a new, publicly-available ice cream jingle
rpk4 TIL a doctor in Canada is about to begin clinical testing of “Bionic Lenses” that can correct vision to 3 times 20/20 vision with an 8 minute, pain-free surgery. The lenses could be available in as little as 2 years.
xVZRg TIL Nick Mason from Pink Floyd has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. However, he only managed to finish two of these races.