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TIL The chainsaw was first invented to assist childbirth by sawing ligaments in a woman's pelvis

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neWX9 National Geographic explorer Luke Powell tells you about some of the worst bird parents out there – brood parasites. These birds don’t build nests, but sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests and fly.
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