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TIL: Prairie dogs use a sophisticated system of vocal communication to describe specific predators. Their calls contain specific information as to what the predator is, how big it is and how fast it is approaching.

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pOdA TIL of James Allan Ward. In WW2, the right wing of his Wellington bomber was set afire by a german fighter. He took a canvas cover, crawled onto the wing in mid-flight and put the fire out. His plane landed safely back in Great Britain.
awZx9 TIL Barney Martin (Jerry's dad on "Seinfeld") was an NYPD officer for twenty years. During his tenure he got his start in comedy.
v18w4 TIL about the practice of Thalaikoothal , the practice of using coconut water to perform Senicide, the act of killing of an aged person
oBkY8 TIL about Finger Binary. A method to count up to 31 on one hand and up to 1024 on two hands
WMnB TIL that punchcards were used to ‘program’ looms to weave elaborate textiles in 1725.