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TIL Chickens and turkeys are more closely related to dinosaurs than any other bird

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40mb TIL that when a cat brings back dead animals, it is actually acting out its natural role as mother and teacher. Human owner’s represent the cat’s surrogate family and they are teaching us how to catch and eat prey, just as they would teach their young in the wild.
166V TIL Brian Eno created the Windows 95 start-up music on an Apple computer. “I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them”.
5Evr TIL Freedom of Speech clause of the US Constitution specifically refers only to the government restricting your freedom of speech, not other people.
wOjW TIL a vegan couple’s newborn died after they only fed it soy milk and apple juice. They are currently serving life in prison.
Kl5B TIL that the honorific for an especially skilled driver reacting adequately to an emergency situation in Russia is “железобетонное очко”, meaning “one whose anus is made of reinforced concrete”.