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TIL Finches have syntax in their songs, and react unfavourably to individual’s songs that are ‘grammatically incorrect’.

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Kap6 TIL of Mark Landis, a small town painter who over the course of many years painted exact replicas of famous works of art, and donated them to over 60 different institutions in 20 states, duping them into believing the works were authentic. Although deceptive, his acts were not technically illegal.
YEpv TIL that the red liquid in a rare steak isn’t blood. It is actually water and a protein called myoglobin.
697nX TIL cigarette smoking causes certain drugs to be metabolized faster, including caffeine. Heavy smokers need to drink up to 4 times as much caffeine to have the same effect as a non-smoker.
1DBd TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish – a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive – changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were “No.” It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a single IP-address … hosted by SeaWorld
9YpOG TIL in the 1946 movie It's A Wonderful Life when the pharmacist hits young George Baily (Bob Anderson) in anger and blood comes out of the child's ear, that was not a special effect. The pharmacist really smacked him so hard that the child's ear started bleeding.