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TIL American founding father Benjamin Franklin thought the bald eagle was lazy and cowardly, and preferred other animals such as the turkey and rattlesnake to represent the United States of America.

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MelrB TIL: The Hawaiian State Bird, the Nene, is descended from the Canadian Goose, who got lost while migrating between Canada and Mexico and just decided to stay in Hawaii half a million years ago.
4eM6 TIL Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman were classmates at acting school in the early 60s. Both were voted “Least Likely to Succeed”
4Xw8b TIL the Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. The largest cause of silent film loss was intentional destruction, as before the era of television, films were viewed as having little future value when theatrical runs ended.
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