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TIL that falcons are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than they are to hawks.

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PYavZ TIL that Napoleon IV wanted to fight against Nazis but he was in exile and banned from France. He then joined the Foreign Legion with a false name and when France capitulated, he joined the French Resistance.
KYrQ6 TIL about Creme Puff, a cat that holds the world record for longest recorded lifespan at 38 years and 3 days.
grPj4 TIL the world record in holding the breath is at 24 minutes 37.36 seconds.
e08Gg TIL: Mormons teach the Book of Mormon was created after this rock, which was dug up in a well, when dropped into a top hat would magically display the text of the Book of Mormon on its edge.
Oo8r7 TIL: That there is a book called Becoming Batman: The possibility of a superhero, written by a neuroscientist which covers in derail how much an ordinary person would need to train and adapt to become Batman