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TIL that cuckoo finches lay more than one egg in a victim’s nest to trick the host parent into fostering their young for them. When there are multiple eggs, the host parent cannot tell the fraudulent eggs apart from its own

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nWmRP TIL Ace of Base developed a Bond theme song for 1995’s Goldeneye. It was later rewritten and released as “The Juvenile”, with the music and chorus being almost identical to their Bond pitch
p8aeN TIL that there are poop banks that will pay you for your stools. The stool samples are processed and are used to treat people suffering from infections of C. difficile -- a bacteria that causes severe gastrointestinal distress. Dedicated poopers can make up to $13,000 a year.
1ljO TIL in Windows 98, minimized windows are actually moved far away outside the average monitors resolution
5YP08 TIL of Hatty, a Labrador retriever who was sworn in as an IL County "Comfort Dog." Her paw was on a law book as an oath was read. Hatty's job is to comfort sexual trauma victims during testimony and interviews; the dog will work 9 - 5 on up to 200 cases per year. She was trained by prison inmates.
4XND6 TIL grocery bags on movies and TV are specially formulated to be quieter than regular bags