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TIL In the early 70s the US Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Eagle Repository as a hub to receive and then redistribute eagle parts found dead around the US to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives for religious purposes.

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N75KJ TIL televangelist Jerry Falwell said in opposition to Brown v. Board of Education: When God has drawn a line of distinction, we should not attempt to cross that line.
b6e8Q TIL that Neanderthals living 90,000 years ago in Portugal had a taste for a seafood delicacy that's still popular today, and regularly caught and ate crabs, roasting them on coals and cracking them open with stone tools.
9wdoM TIL The statue of young David was made from a flawed piece of marble that had been ruined by two artists, and no one was willing to work on it. Despite the flaws in the marble, Michelangelo accepted the challenge and created this masterpiece.
negV7 TIL that after recording "Cool Cat" with Queen, David Bowie had requested that his vocals be removed from the track just days before it was released publicly because he was "disappointed with his performance".
mGoO TIL there was a mid 90’s X-men made for TV movie.