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TIL that there is such a thing as professional whistling and even a World Whistling Championship!

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OoXG7 TIL Glaucoma and cataracts are more prevalent in people who suffer from diabetes. Cataracts are gradual and painless and are manifested by a loss of transparency; glaucoma, on the other hand, can be either quick and painful or slow and subtle
MeJPV TIL In the early 70s the US Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Eagle Repository as a hub to receive and then redistribute eagle parts found dead around the US to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives for religious purposes.
jNNQR TIL that New York City has 520 miles of coastline - more than the coastline of Miami, San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles combined
BRZy TIL that Ray Liotta listened to real FBI recordings of Henry Hill to better suit his role in Goodfellas.
4kwX TIL a girl threw a message in a bottle in the ocean and got a response from 10,000 miles away