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TIL Americans pronounce the word “interesting” with four syllables, unlike the three in my country

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x6yrg TIL that birds have mostly hollow bones, because their lungs extend into the cavities in order to have enough oxygen for flight. This is contrary to the popular belief that they are hollow to be lighter, when in fact, bird bones are denser than similarly sized mammals.
xB91 TIL that due to DNA research on Richard III’s remains, the current English royal family may not have a legitimate claim to the throne.
XE6r TIL an edition of “Where’s Waldo?” is banned in many places because of it showing a woman’s exposed breast in the scene “On the Beach”.
W7N68 TIL that "Desperado", the song by the Eagles, was recorded in London with musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Lead vocalist Don Henley was intimidated by the large orchestra, and would later express regret that he did not sing as well as he could.
NXpkP TIL An estimated 10 to 15 percent of abducted Africans died on their way to the coast from the interior during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Historians also estimate that between 15 and 25 percent of the enslaved Africans bound for the Americas died aboard slave ships.