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TIL an Albatross (bird) can sleep while flying to avoid predators such as whales and sharks.

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nWxJd TIL That Marie Antoinette’s scandalous fashion choice of wearing lingerie as outerwear directly instigated a dramatic rise in American slavery.
667Y TIL that pleiades star cluster was historically used as a test for eyesight. Count 6 and you have good eyesight. Count 7 or more and you can be a warrior scout
X057r TIL that Botox injections actually contain the Botulinum toxin(causes Botulism) to temporarily paralyse face muscles and give a wrinkle-free appearance.
1aWXD TIL of the city of Lakewood, CA and the post-World War II suburban community. Developers in the city built 17,500 homes in less than three years on empty fields. They then sold about 30 homes per day to war veterans backed by government mortgages, once selling 107 homes in one hour!
Rdb8 TIL: In January 2012, 150 employees of Foxconn, Taiwanese technology company and contract manufacturer for products including the iPhone, iPad and Playstation 4, threatened to commit mass suicide in protest of their working conditions