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TIL Self-Defense from a Tutorial Created in 1933

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KYZv4 TIL the most abundant bird in the world is the Red-Billed Quelea, there is an estimated 1.2 billion in the world with flocks in the millions.
mylx TIL that in 2016, Celine Dion stood near the open casket of her deceased husband for 7 hours to greet and comfort complete strangers who had arrived to pay their respects at the public visitation held on the eve of his funeral. She was only expected to stay for 30 minutes.
0wxO5 TIL: Swing music never really fell out of popularity, it was shut down by ASCAP in 1941. ASCAP demanded more royalties from broadcasters- they refused. ASCAP banned their repertoire and demanded preapproval of set lists and written solos for live broadcasts. This effectively ended the Swing Era.
0db4M TIL the bite of the Brazilian Wandering Spider causes a penile erection that can last for several hours
b9byp TIL: About aurichalcum (AKA orichalcum), a "lost" precious metal written of in ancient times and now gone to legend. It was considered second in value to gold. The word is used among present-day coin collectors to describe a certain alloy of brass used in Roman-era sestertius and dupondius coins.