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TIL woodpeckers have long tongues to protect their brains during high speed pecking.

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PYEBg TIL that none of the actors in the infamous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast from 1938 intended for the citizens of America to take it as seriously as they did, considering that many of the scripts were improvised and most of the sound effects came from houseware items
VvLD TIL in 1996, a small town in Utah mistakenly booked Rage Against the Machine at a venue for tractor and monster truck shows. The locals panicked and businesses boarded up thinking the band’s followers would riot and vandalize everything.
b6glE TIL it is unlikely that Jack the Ripper targeted prostitutes. There is no evidence to suggest most of his victims were sex workers. Instead, they are likely to have been targeted because they were asleep when he/she approached them.
69VBY TIL Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment owns Redbox.
90Gr TIL Judge Judy makes 45 million dollars per year, and only works 52 days.