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TIL birds can instantly eject their tail feathers when in danger

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mxjno TIL German u-boat U-507 almost single handily drew Brazil into WWII. Patrolling the south Atlantic in 1942, she torpedoed and sank multiple Brazilian passenger ships - between August 16-17, five ships were sunk, taking over 600 civilians with them. Brazil would declare war on Germany on August 22
vPw7x TIL that the first age restricted town in the US is named Youngtown
a8v8A TIL Scientists breed goats that produce spider silk
LJM9 TIL that The Samurai was a Japanese series that was dubbed and aired in Australia, the first Japanese program to ever screen in the country. It became so popular that when lead actor Ose Koichi visited Melbourne, he was greeted by a crowd larger than that which had greeted The Beatles in 1964.
Mel0A TIL that in 2015 a German student used his countries FOIA to request the answers to an upcoming final exam.