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TIL: When pied babbler birds can't raise their own chicks, they sometimes steal chicks from neighbors to keep their group big enough to survive.

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ANL9n TIL Washing out the mouth with soap is a traditional form of physical punishment in the United States and United Kingdom from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
VMJpp TIL the "chimichanga" was created in 1922 when a Tucson restaurant cook accidentally dropped a burrito in the fryer. She was about to say "chingada" (fuck) but changed her word to "chimichanga" (thingamajig), and it stuck.
5VXKr TIL Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines is the largest U.S. military cemetery overseas. The cemetery covers 152 acres, contains 17,206 graves, and has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II.
4Xnm5 TIL the 1992 Joe Pesci comedy My Cousin Vinny is praised by legal experts as being one if the most accurate film depictions of courtroom procedure and trial strategy. It is even cited in textbooks on law.
X0OEX TIL a scientific study have proven that people who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of pollutants and carbon dioxide have significantly higher (+61%) cognitive functioning scores—in crucial areas—than those who work in offices with typical levels