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TIL that some birds can be born and exist as gynandromorphs, meaning that they have both genders as well as male and female appearances, divided laterally

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7jeO TIL journalist Anne Royall refused to give John Quincy Adams his clothes while he was skinny-dipping unless she could interview him, and she became the first woman ever to interview a U.S. president.
oLl8 TIL our Milky Way is home to the darkest planet ever discovered, TrES-2b, the coal-black planet which absorbs almost 100% of the light that falls on it
ApwB TIL When Louis Pasteur was working on the Rabies vaccine, if he or his assistants got infected, they were to be shot in the head
QNv7e TIL that an Ethiopian athlete, unable to find a suitable pair of shoes, ran the marathon barefoot at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, won the race, and set a new world record.
npLo TIL that when a dog nudges you, it signifies trust and friendliness