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TIL that shortly before artist Keith Haring died, he formed a charitable foundation that now owns all of his copyrights. The money from licensing his work goes to underprivileged children and AIDS-related charities.

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Y7n6W TIL that the trail of Lewis and Clark can be partially tracked through the mercury left from their excrement
78RmX TIL the chirping sound pigeons make when they fly is actually caused by their wings.
9wMpQ TIL that there’s at least one parasitic plant that mimics the host plant it is feeding off of — even if that “plant” is fake. The mechanism of this remains unsolved. “Plant sight” via its epidermis cells is considered one possibility.
m18px TIL of Ringer Edwards, an Australian prisoner of war, who survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers during World War II. He died in 2000 at the age of 86.
jNv0Q TIL that moths vibrate their genitals to jam bat sonar