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TIL African Grey Parrots can develop minds equivalent to that of children ages 4-6

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Lkodv TIL raindrops are not actually shaped like teardrops. Small raindrops are spherical due to water surface tension while larger raindrops, having more drag, will flatten out forming a hamburger bun, and even bigger raindrops will become a parashute eventually breaking up into smaller dropslets
PYXrO TIL Lysol was advertised as a method of birth control (via douching), leading to several deaths
ZOov TIL The Rwandan genocide - which caused 1 millions deaths - is agreed to be the direct cause of the First and Second Congo Wars, which caused 80000 deaths and 5.4 million deaths respectively. This means the Rwandan genocide probably caused 7.2 million deaths in total.
lrJB TIL Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, was quoted saying “Once you’ve been labeled a genius, you have to continue it or your name becomes mud. I am a victim of the recording industry. I didn’t think I was a genius. I thought I had talent. But I didn’t think I was a genius.”
9Yga7 TIL a majority of indigenous mainland Americans prefer the terms "Indian" and "American Indian" to "Native American". Many tribes include Indian in their formal titles.