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TIL crows recognise human faces and hold grudges against ones they do not like.

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LQgW9 TIL that Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx corresponded during the Civil War. Marx and the International Working Man's Association in London congratulated Lincoln on his reelection and declared "the triumphant war cry of your re-election is Death to Slavery".
p11O TIL Students at Bob Jones University aren’t allowed to go to movie theaters and at home can’t watch movies rated higher than G by themselves
EVjp TIL In 2007 Navy SEAL Mike Day was shot 27 times by four Al Qaeda gunmen and hit by grenade shrapnel, but he killed all four of the gunmen and walked out to the extraction helicopter. He recovered and is living with his wife and daughters.
R7951 TIL in 2008 Foo Fighters held a Charity concert for the HIV-denialist group "Alive&Well". In private footage Grohl is seen with founder of the organization Christine Maggiore and Shiflett speaking in support of the Organization. Maggiore died in 2008 of suspected AIDS-related pneumonia.
BrZaD Today I Learned that due to the popularity of the song “Hey Ya” by OutKast, specifically the line “shake it like a Polaroid picture,” the Polaroid company had to issue a statement informing consumers that shaking the Polaroid picture will not assist in developing the photo and can actually ruin it.