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TIL chickens can count and even do some artihmetic

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4WxX TIL John Lennon’s lost guitar was bought in a music shop in the late 60s. Forty years later, the owner discovered it belonged to Lennon after reading a magazine article, and then the guitar sold for $2.4 million in 2015.
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pYJbZ TIL why insects circle lights at night: They evolved to become masters of flight by relying on the brightest thing they see — the sky — to know which way is up and keep their back toward it. At night, they confuse artificial light for the sky, ending up trapped in a cycle trying to stay orientated.
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