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TIL All modern birds can be considered dinosaurs. An alligator is not.

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J1QjQ TIL that on Valentine's Day, a group of embittered singles in Shanghai bought up all the odd-numbered seats in the theater, forcing couples to sit apart.
X06wD TIL When male mongooses fight, the females sneak away to have sex with other males elsewhere.
Wk1J9 TIL During the Korean War, hundreds of American pilots fought and died in a hot aerial war with the Soviet Union, which flew 75% of all fighter missions in support of North Korea. This was kept secret by both countries until the end of the Cold War to avoid pressure for confrontation.
ANRN4 TIL Joe Metheny, serial only cooked his victims to eat himself, he also made burgers with their remains and sold them to unsuspecting customers from a roadside food stand.
a8Epy TIL: That under the pseudonym Doctor Spin, Andrew Lloyd Webber once released a Eurodance cover version of the most famous tune in the Game Boy version of the game Tetris. The song was popular at the time and reached number 6 on the UK singles chart in 1992.