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TIL shrikes will impale their prey on spikes to eat or save them for later.

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KOwMR TIL: The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901. ] It is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later-produced light bulbs.
b9aw7 TIL the Senkwekwe Center in Congo is the world’s only facility specifically created to care for orphaned mountain gorillas. Named after a family of gorillas that were brutally murdered in 2007, it is the only place in the world where mountain gorillas have been documented to thrive in captivity.
dDRVK TIL about Dr. Richard Jarecki a medical professor who figured out how to beat roulette and won a fortune in the 60's.
rrQx TIL that in 1958, Robert Lane named his child Winner. He named his next child loser. Winner went on to go to prison, while loser became an NYPD Sergeant.
E1O1p TIL of Patent Trolls or Patent Hoarding. Evidently, they acquire and hold useful patents with no intention of developing the technology, and then sue anyone who tries to use a similar idea.