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TIL The Amazing Bond Between Ravens and Humans

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R544w TIL of George Pickering, who in 2014 held a team of doctors hostage to save the life of his son, declared brain dead after a stroke. He forced them at gunpoint to keep his son on life support during a 3 hour standoff with police, until he felt his son squeeze his hand.
Yp46G TIL It is possible to raise bees in the desert, as they will collect pollen from many different desert plants. They also produce different types of desert honey at different times of year.
8ekeb TIL Woodpeckers tongues wrap around their skulls to prevent them from getting concussions.
5VmPQ TIL that Dire Straits's bassist John Illsley owns a pub in Hampshire which was rated as one of the "Fifty Best Pubs Around Britain" by the Times. He has also decorated the pub with his own paintings.
VMMmm TIL that there is a company that records the random movement of lava lamps to generate random numbers for encryption services