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TIL that Michael Jackson prank called Russell Crow for “three fucking years” despite the pair having never met.

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JY181 Did you wake up today with a craving for clay, or dirt? That’s called pica, an abnormal craving for substances other than typical food. If you went ahead and acted on your impulse, it's probably a good idea to head over to your doctor’s office. Research indicates that in most cases this craving is a result of a mineral or vitamin deficiency. This brings us to this week’s Today I Learned, as National Geographic Society grantee and ornithologist Luke Powell explains why macaws regularly munch on South American rain forest clay. Yummy! All animals (including humans) need salt to live. Animals that live in the Amazon rain forest face a curious predicament due to the way the Andes mountain range affects weather coming from the Pacific Ocean. This geography results in an extreme lack of salt in the Amazon and, consequentially, some unique behaviors and appetites.EDITOR: Laurence AlexanderSERIES PRODUCER: Chris Mattle
OobBg TIL of Thalidomide, a "safe" drug made by the german pharmaceutical company Grunenthal, that deformed thousands of babies around the world because it was sold as safe for pregnant women, when it was not. The company never made up for it, and today's FDA rules were created in response to this drug.
p8Wb4 TIL that upon losing his leg to a cannonball during the Battle of Waterloo, Lord Uxbridge turned to the Duke of Wellington and exclaimed, "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" The Duke of Wellington simply replied "By God, sir, so you have!"
pYOn4 TIL that in 1984 the San Francisco Giants introduced an "anti'mascot" named Crazy Crab which was so disliked that the costume had to be reinforced with fiberglass shell for safety, due to fans pelting it with beer bottles and batteries.
m1XmE TIL that the name for a group of hamsters is a "horde".