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TIL that the second controller can control the ducks in Duck Hunt

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Z88WY TIL that over 70% of the US populations lives in cities, with another 10% living in "urban clusters" representing groups of 2,500 to 50,000 people.
5EyR TIL that the Utah state bird is actually the California Gull because in 1848 the gulls flew in flocks from California to the Salt Lake Valley and consumed tens of thousands of “Mormon Crickets” that were devouring the crops, saving the harvest. It’s called ‘The miracle of the gulls’.
8aVWG TIL that part of what makes The Exorcist so scary are the sound effects, which are meant to trigger primal fear in the viewer. The designer used animal sounds throughout the film, including a swarm of bees.
69Law TIL 'Dr. Death' Harold Shipman, a GP in the UK, was convicted of murdering 15 patients and is suspected of killing over 250.
v1vKR TIL The only pharmaceutical company in the US that manufactured coral snake antivenom has stopped doing so because it isn't profitable. There is no know date for when new antivenom will be available.