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TIL there are an estimated 550 wild parrots living in NYC that were accidentally released from a shipment at JFK airport in the late 60s

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a8k1Z TIL there was an 1906 Olympic Games hosted in Athens, Greece but the IOC have taken away the status of 'Olympics' to the games
78nZx TIL of HEXAGON, a spy satellite used by the USA during the 1960s that captured several miles of film at a time, airdropping them into the ocean for recovery
PYGZE TIL: Retail stores use skinny mirrors to boost dress sales
kOKD1 TIL Magpies in Australia are not related in anyway to Magpies in the rest of the world.
4LX6 TIL That Japan is Re-Arming because of China