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TIL a flock of starlings is called a murmuration.

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j6gaa TIL that despite their drivers being nicknamed “Massholes”, Massachusetts roads are annually ranked the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd safest in the country.
BgBEb TIL that in 2014, scientists discovered a 30,000-year-old virus in Siberian permafrost. Named Pithovirus sibericum, it was still infectious and started killing amoebae, raising concerns about the potential release of unknown pathogens due to Arctic ice melting or drilling.
XwMX TIL that, during the Korean war, American soldiers gave the codename “Tootsie Rolls” to 60MM mortar ammo, ana in one occasion they were accidentally sent crates full of candy after their request for more ammo
WkEMB TIL details from the plot of 1996 Nicolas Cage thriller The Rock was used by an intelligence agent to fabricate evidence for false WMD intelligence and aided in the case for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
xgD TIL Uganda Is Reviving The “Kill the Gays” Bill From 2009