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TIL that male chicks are ground up alive on their first day of birth in the egg industry

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WZ0A TIL the term ‘second’ is in reference to the second division of 60 of an hour. The first 1/60th are called minutes and the second 1/60th are called seconds, hence the name 'seconds’.
oB58R TIL - In some countries motorways have been specifically designed so if a country's air bases are taken out they can be used as runways for the military.
jNnBX TIL about Amanirenas, the one-eyed warrior queen of Kush, who captured a series of Roman forts, brought home the head of a statue of Augustus as a trophy, then later negotiated peace with him.
yVrMl TIL that Dave Grohl - Guitarist of Foo Fighters and drummer of Nirvana - created the first Foo Fighters album entirely by himself, recording almost every part of every instrument, including the vocals.
R7b1a TIL about Nelson Bryant who lost his trench knife in 1944 during World War II as he escaped from nearby enemy soldiers in Holland. 73 years after the day he parachuted into Groesbeek, Holland, Mr. Bryant will receive his lost knife.