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TIL the Greyheaded Albatross makes elevated nests and in recent decades more Antarctic storms plus higher winds are blowing chicks off the nest. Parents won't recognize it and let it die unless it can manage to get back inside. It is extremely endangered

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71NX TIL the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson can make 400,000 gallons of its own freshwater daily by desalinating surrounding saltwater
Ypgrr TIL that Helen Magill White was the first American woman to earn a PhD. Raised by a Quaker father who believed she have the same education as her brothers, Helen attended Boston University, where in 1877, she earned a doctorate in Greek. Her thesis “the Greek Drama” was discovered at Cornell in 2018
l77AG TIL that a frequently-posted image claiming that a woodpecker’s brain is protected by their tongue wrapping around their brain, isn’t true. It’s simply because their brain is so small, that the decelerations involved in pecking don’t cause brain damage.
D1X5e TIL Research: staying at home with kids is harder than going to work. The study included about 1500 parents, who had different jobs. The results of the study indicated that: 31% confirmed that taking care of children at home is more difficult than going to work;
4LyR TIL There’s a pink lake in Australia