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TIL Birds have thumbs (that assist with the landing process)

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awlAZ TIL of the Second Summer of Love, a 1980s British social phenomenon that consisted of the rise of acid house music and unlicensed rave parties. The term refers specifically to the summer of 1988, where there was a rise in use of the drug MDMA and mass free parties.
DQOnJ TIL that Hisaishi Joe, the composer on Studio Ghibli films, is a stage name that he based off of "Quincy Jones"
mxMpY TIL that although Rhinos have very poor sight, they can communicate by using infrasonic (20Hz or lower) hums.
Zp5bR TIL that Dragon Ball was originally inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The creator, Akira Toriyama, drew heavily from the story's characters and themes, with Goku being loosely based on the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.
x6N81 TIL deuterium, one of the ingredients for nuclear fusion, is readily found in seawater and viewed as a potential fuel for a fusion reactor. A gallon of seawater can produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline.