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TIL that some raptors in Australia use burning sticks to spread fire in order to gather food

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XKJX TIL in Zapp Brannigan’s debut on Futurama, Brannigan was to appear fatter in every shot throughout the first episode in which he appeared, but the animators were so disgusted by his ultimate appearance that the idea was dropped.
v1G57 TIL that Australian opium farmers discovered mysterious crop circles in their fields. The culprits were wallabies who got high and bounced around in circles.
kJ56d TIL that the 'lump' on your shoulder blade is not a muscle knot - it's the tip of the first rib. Using a percussion massager on this area can increase the risk of causing of long-lasting nerve damage.
jNdbv TIL that the Nazi's went on an Antarctic expedition to claim it before WW2. When doing airplane surveys they had to drop weight, so they dropped boxes of metal swastikas that were supposed to be dropped all over Antarctica. So there's boxes of swastikas on the Antarctic ocean floor somewhere.
nOpb TIL the first of a set of twins, Samuel, was born at 1:39 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. His brother Ronan was born 31 minutes later just as daylight saving time had ended, making him 29 minutes older.