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TIL birds can instantly eject their tail feathers when in danger

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DVLD TIL in WWII the Germans used “anti-officer crooked picture bombs”: They left paintings on the wall, skewed to the side and rigged to explode when straightened.
YpGvW TIL That the Pillars of Creation were probably destroyed 6000 years ago. This was discovered after new photo from Spitzer Space Telescope showed dustclouds from a supernova shockwave that happened 6000 years ago.
wLDm7 TIL of the almost extinct N/uu language. And today one of the four remaining speakers past away
dDeYd TIL about KC Paul, an Indian man who has spent almost 40 years trying to prove that the sun revolves around the earth
5VxOQ TIL Sutton's law of medicine is to go with the obvious diagnosis first. The law is based on a supposed interview with bank robber Willie Sutton where he explained why he robbed banks by saying "because that's where the money is."