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TIL ravens are capable of counting, mimicking speech, recognizing faces and voices, reading the face of a clock, and using tools to gather food.

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d8PK7 TIL that Klaus Kinski was so difficult to work with during the filming of "Aguirre" that Werner Herzog had to threaten to shoot him dead if he tried to leave the set.
jNe9a TIL studies suggest that top students are more likely to smoke pot and drink alcohol
ANral TIL Michael Jackson had enough propofol in his body at the time of his death to kill an elephant.
E1E6p TIL A Canadian politician quietly learned Mohawk in a few months and delivered a speech in Mohawk to the House of Commons in 2017. It is thought to be one of the first instances of Mohawk being spoken in a Canadian legislature
4kB6N TIL the Persian Gulf was once a very fertile and inhabited valley having flooded during the start of recorded history during the time of the Sumerians