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TIL that birds have a bellybutton.

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Kn6Q TIL human brains store a pet dog’s name in the same place as family members’ names, but not a cat’s name
D1wJP TIL Cats were kept on ships by Ancient Egyptians for pest control and it become a seafaring tradition. It is believed Domestic cats spread throughout much of the world with sailing ships during Age of Discovery(15th through 18th centuries).
LkJNp TIL that in 1915, a pilot planned a stunt to drop a baseball into an MLB coach’s glove from a plane during a flyover. As a prank she dropped a grapefruit instead; it exploded in the coach’s glove and covered him in red pulp, and he was convinced he was seriously injured and bleeding to death.
7rEPZ TIL that front singer of a-Ha had a long relationship with the woman from the "Take On Me" music video that started while producing the music video.
b9DJ9 TIL Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game in 1958. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong.