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TIL about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 - don't move those nests!

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XEM6P TIL Tortoiseshell cats are almost always female. Male ones are incredibly rare and are usually sterile.
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loW5r TIL Rock Band AC/DC, despite being one of Australia's most well known pop culture icons, declined to play at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 because they refused to mime as required by organisers.
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oRn6r TIL that the fat chinese buddha is actually "Budai" a chinese monk from the 10th century, not Gautama.