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TIL the scientific name of the Tibetan blackbird is "Turdus Maximus"

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Y677 TIL there were no red M&Ms for over a decade because a common red food coloring was found to cause cancer. M&Ms never contained the cancer causing FD&C Red No. 2, but Mars still pulled all their red candies to avoid consumer confusion.
GYREE TIL that an unexplainable sense of impending doom is regarded as a symptom for many life-threatening medical crises such as anaphylaxis and heart attack, and can present before any physical symptoms are detectable.
4kbY5 TIL the Bear River is the longest U.S. river that never reaches the ocean. It stretches 350 miles, starting in Utah, looping through Wyoming and Idaho, and returning to Utah, where it ends in the Great Salt Lake.
Dv4r TIl that in Turkey there is an ancient cave complex where 20,000 people could live
1aKkW TIL The Mecha genre of science fiction was founded in Japan. The first depiction of Mecha Super Robots being piloted by a user from within a cockpit was introduced in the manga and anime series Mazinger Z by Go Nagai in 1972.