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TIL that "Share the Road" signs are being replaced by signs that say "Bicycles May Use Full Lane" because so many people misunderstood the meaning of "Share the Road"

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LQ6Gm TIL that the avian magnetic compass of the European Robin has been extensively researched and uses vision-based magnetoreception, in which the Robin's ability to sense the magnetic field of the earth for navigation is affected by the light entering the bird's eye.
ogbK TIL that a young Ian McDiarmid portrayed and old Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, and an old Ian McDiarmid portrayed a young Palpatine in the prequels.
XE9p6 TIL there's blood type bullying in Japan and there's even a word for it, Bura-Hara
oBm1L TIL that the character Oscar the Grouch has gone on record as being a Canadian, though he tries to keep his Canadian identity a secret, because he doesn't want people to like him.
DQolY TIL that 1 in 1,000 males are born with Hypospadias