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TIL The exact origins of paper airplanes are lost in the mists of ancient early civilization, but evidence points to folded paper gliders being developed and refined concurrently in Ancient China and Japan sometime around 500 BC.

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Earw TIL, When presented with a mirror, many male birds masturbate to their own relfection
9wdx7 TIL in 2022 a bar-tailed godwit flew 8,430 miles (13,560 km) non-stop from Alaska to Tasmania in 11 days and 1 hour, setting a new world record for a bird non-stop fly time.
gMKy8 TIL porn is banned in South Korea. You face up to 2 years in prison if you distribute.
v1do7 TIL If everyone on the planet lived like an average American, it would take over 4 Earths to produce the renewable resources and absorb the wastes needed to support us.
G9nJ TIL that crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking protection by emulating the shape of a cross.