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TIL Pelagic birds can drink seawater: glands beneath their eyes draw out excess sodium and secrete a highly concentrated salt solution through the nose

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w0R1 TIL That E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is from the Asogian species in the Star Wars Universe.
MejR0 TIL that Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was married to Edmund Tudor at age 12, gave birth to the future Henry VII at just age 13. A political pawn during the Wars of the Roses, her first marriage took place when she was no older than 3.
neRVr TIL George Harrison of The Beatles loved Monty Python so much and wanted to see Life of Brian made so badly that he remortaged his house just to be able to pay for it. He also appears in the movie as an extra for a few brief moments
rNlA4 TIL the phrase "Bucket List" entered common usage only after the 2007 film. It was coined by screenwriter Justin Zackham, whose list's first item was to "get a film made at a major studio". This list gave him the idea for the screenplay, and The Bucket List became his first studio film.
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