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TIL that the Bald Eagle is not officially the national bird despite representing the United States for over 248 years

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5Yp4r TIL about Katie Bouman, a computer scientist who at the age of 29 led the development of an algorithm for imaging black holes known as Continuous High-resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch priors (CHIRP). In April 2019 the first ever image of a black hole was acquired.
GAQY5 TIL Every year, feral cats kill 1.4 billion native animals in Australia
0LoL TIL That Sauron has a rich backstory in Lord of the Rings, and at one point turned into a Vampire and hid in the woods. There were also Werewolves.
Qx6k TIL in 2001 a Columbine-style attack on a San Jose, CA community college was averted because a photo lab employee called the police when she was processing photos of the student posing with guns and homemade bombs. The police were waiting for him when he returned for his photos
dDED8 TIL With 8,130.5 mm (320.1 inches) of rainfall a year, Quibdó has the highest amount of rainfall in South America of any city of its size or greater. The wettest city of larger size, Monrovia in Liberia, receives 3,050 millimetres (120 in) less rain annually than Quibdó.