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TIL cardinals molt and completely lose their head feathers every year

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JYn1l TIL the lead singer of "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory was not credited because the producers thought her weight made her unmarketable. The singer, Martha Wash, sued and helped enact federal legislation to require listing of all vocal artists on albums.
QN4YE TIL that the village of Shani Shingnapur in Maharashtra has no doors on its houses and shops. Locals believe that Lord Shani, the Hindu god of Saturn, guards the village and any thief who tries to steal will be punished by the deity. The village has had no thefts or robberies in recorded history.
RQ1w TIL WWII soldiers and their sweethearts would sometimes use acronyms written the on the back of the envelope to convey messages to each other. Some examples include I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust And Love You), C.H.I.P. (Come Home I’m Pregnant), and E.G.Y.P.T. (Eagerly Groping Your Pretty Tits).
AbJB TIL in 2007, Siberia experienced orange snow. This orange snow was ruled to most likely caused by a heavy sandstorm in neighboring Kazakhstan. Tests on the snow revealed numerous sand and clay dust particles and a high iron-content, which were blown into Russia in the upper stratosphere.
v8A4 TIL in 1968, two boys playing in a deserted and rat-infested tenement found the body of a 31yo drug addict, surrounded by religious pamphlets and empty beer bottles. Not until 19 months later was the body identified as that of child actor Bobby Driscoll, Academy Award winner and voice of Peter Pan