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TIL that in 2017, a Michigan woman was convicted of murdering her husband after the couple's parrot mimicked the argument that lead to the fatal shooting. The parrot, apparently traumatized by the incident, repeatedly called out in the victim's voice, "Don't fucking shoot!"

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KOYDE TIL about Special Operations Weather Team (SOWT) - a team of skilled fighters in top physical condition who interpret meteorological data, often in hostile territory, and deliver crucial information to air and ground forces.
mxWep TIL that in the non-canonical Acts of Thomas that Jesus Christ sells his twin brother Judas Thomas into slavery in order to trick him into going to India.
W7L8B TIL that, in 1805, Carl Friedrich Gauss had actually invented Fast Fourier Transform even before Fourier Transform itself but it was forgotten because he didn't publish it. It was re-invented about 160 years later by James Cooley & John Tukey, in a bid to detect nuclear bomb testing underground.
6jEW TIL all British Army armored vehicles must have an electric kettle so the crew can brew tea without getting out. This rule was made after a WWII ambush, where a British tank squadron lost 29 vehicles to a surprise attack by four German tanks while the British crews were outside having morning tea
N7dL6 TIL singer Tammi Terrell, famous for recording and performing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with Marvin Gaye, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 22 after she collapsed on stage into Gaye’s arms during a concert. Terrell died at age 24 after eight unsuccessful surgeries to cure her.