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TIL: Cher Ami Was a WWI Hero & Also a Pigeon
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TIL that birds are the quickest species to digest alcohol, about 10 to 15 times faster than humans
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TIL in the Ecuadorian Rain Forest trees have been discovered that can “walk” up to 20 meters in a year
OoBG6
TIL that early spy satellites shot photos using film cameras, then shot a capsule with the film reel back to Earth, where it was captured mid-air by a US military aircraft
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TIL about the El Cazador shipwreck, a single ship carrying 19 tons of Spanish silver sunk in 1784, causing Spain to give up Louisiana to France. Had this ship not sunk, the Louisiana Purchase never would have happened.
JwY4
TIL there is a species of flatworm that after sex, if the female has been filled with unwanted sperm from an undesirable partner, it can double over, put its mouth over its genital opening, and suck the sperm back out. This gives the female control over who fertilises her eggs.