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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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MenOB TIL In 2006, Wenger produced a Swiss Army style knife called "The Giant" that included every implement the company ever made, with 87 tools and 141 different functions. It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most multifunctional penknife.
7ZyM TIL Winston Churchill’s famous witticisms were planned weeks in advance by studying the issues and imaging all possible social interactions. He did this to combat a speech impediment.
OKea TIL In WW2, The Allies estimated German average monthly tank production using statistical analysis of their serial numbers. They were off by one.
wLPJ TIL that Switzerland has no single Head of State, and instead has a seven-member executive council which serves as the Swiss collective head of state.
DQn4v TIL by simply paying off the Mexican Navy, bucheros, or the local illegal fisherman, have reduced the smallest dolphin in the world, vaquita marina, to a number of 8. Many believe the animal is just a myth.