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TIL because the Black Guillemot lives on cliffs, it lays pointed eggs so that instead of rolling off the cliffs they spin in tight circles

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R59gQ TIL that the First Drunk Driver Smashed His Electric Cab Into A Building 127 Years Ago
4d4b TIL in January 1972, Ariel Sharon decided 3,000 Bedouin were in the way of a massive military exercise he wanted to conduct. So he summarily expelled two tribes from their homes, during a deep winter spell. At least 40 people died, mostly babies, children and the elderly.
nd5r TIL There is a Hall and Oates Emergency Hopeline where you can call and listen to your choice of four different songs. The number is: (719) 26-OATES
XEPb6 TIL about the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab science kit, arguably the most dangerous toy, which included four small jars of uranium
LQNLr TIL that in 2013, an officer of Nashville's Covenant Church (which runs the school where yesterday's shooting occurred) sued the Covenant organization for allegedly shielding a child molester. The whistleblow charged that Covenant engages in "cult-like abuse of authority over vulnerable children."