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TIL crows are quite similar to humans and visit their aging parents many years after they have left the nest

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LQy6Q TIL about Yi Seok, a pretender to the Korean throne and a grandson of the last Emporer. He advocates for a Korean constitutional monarchy and teaches history at Jeonju University
9YD9r TIL back in February a woman played violin during brain surgery so the surgeons could observe the parts of her brain she used to do so and avoid damaging her ability to play
xoeD TIL that the phrase ‘cellar door’ was determined by experts to be the most euphonious phrase, or pleasant sounding, in all of English.
b9BY4 TIL that Manta Rays live in groups of friends that are not necessarily family, a behavior very rare in nature
rQWy TIL handshakes were originally meant to make sure the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. Clasping hands proved it was empty, and shaking was meant to dislodge anything that was being hidden inside the sleeve.