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TIL, cats kill approximately 3 billion birds per year.

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KOB8a TIL Henry Ford anti-semitic propaganda was likely the most sustained printed attacks on Jews the world had ever seen at his time -“I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration,” Hitler told the News.
J984 TIL Estonia has Wi-Fi almost everywhere, even in remote places.
5VPnn TIL Julie Moss was a surprise front runner of the 1982 Ironman Triathlon but collapsed several times and lost bowel control near the end as millions watched on TV. She was surpassed by a rival and crawled to the finish line. Her "agony of defeat" moment caused a surge in popularity for the sport.
KYZ9w TIL about the event known as the Dancing Plague of 1518, where hundreds of people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for days without rest, leading to numerous deaths from heart attack, stroke, and exhaustion
nmrr TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci used to go to pet stores, buy caged birds, and set them free.