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TIL birds can instantly eject their tail feathers when in danger

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1x9W TIL the infamous Ecce Homo painting that was “restored” by a parishioner into a monkey-like visage of Christ was originally painted in 1930 and considered of little artistic importance by historians.
oR1QL TIL Wealth matters more than ability to succeed in school
rvle TIL: That the only woman ever in history to obtain a 10th degree black belt in Judo did so at the age of 97. She also continued teaching Judo 3x a week until she died at 99
arV0 TIL that a guy and his friends have a tradition of putting on full Star Wars costumes and running a timed mile in Death Valley on the hottest day of the year. They call it the “Darth Valley Challenge” and temperatures can be as high as 129°F/54°C.
xVrlw TIL Iowa had a professional NBA team in 1950