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TIL if a person touches a bird’s nest, a baby bird or another baby animal, it will that cause the adults to abandon their young is a myth.

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7j4P TIL of Deep Thunder, a weather prediction system created by IBM and processed by Watson. Deep Thunder can accurately predict weather down to a .2 mile (one city block) radius using data it collects from smartphone barometers.
Z8vw4 TIL a study found after a 90 min. workout, athletes who ate organic peanut butter, Clif Shot Bloks, Cytomax powder, PowerBars, & Gatorade showed no difference in insulin, glucose, cholesterol, or triglyceride levels compared to athletes who ate hotcakes, OJ, a hash brown, a hamburger, fries, & Coke.
PowZ TIL the term “genuine leather” isn’t reassuring you that the item is made of real leather, it as an actual distinct grade of leather and is the second worst type of leather there is.
0d8dL TIL of Jeremiah Haralson, a former slave and a Republican congressman during Reconstruction, actually endorsed Horatio Seymour, the 1868 Democratic presidential candidate. Nevertheless, he would later support Grant's re-election in 1872.
WopY TIL that in 1994, Tim Allen simultaneously starred in the highest grossing film (The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book (Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man), and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement)