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TIL that turkey vultures poop and pee on their own legs to cool down.

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X0kD8 TIL that Ohio's flag actually has a white "O" for Ohio around the red dot, similar to Colorado's flag
rNRo0 TIL that director Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was alleged to be a contract killer who kidnapped and tortured an accountant to death in Costa Rica. While being held in a secure prison tower in Chicago, Matthew concocted an elaborate escape attempt using a razor, a harness, and a 31-foot rope.
oknL TIL: When filming Jaws 2, cast members were circled by actual hammerhead sharks. Because the scene called for the actors to yell for help, the crew did not immediately realize they were in danger.
LRrv TIL an epidemic of contagious laughter broke out in Tanzania in 1962, which lasted over six months and affected thousands of people
LbvV TIL the majority of states have official “ancient emblems"—several of which are fossils. An effort by an 8-year-old girl to give South Carolina its own official state fossil was thwarted however, because some lawmakers object to officially recognizing the woolly mammoth fossil on religious grounds.