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TIL a group of vultures that is feeding is called a wake

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QNnpa TIL that the current year in Ethiopia is 2017. The Ethiopian year starts on 11th of September or on the 12th September in a Gregorian leap year. It is seven to eight years behind the Gregorian year owing to alternate calculations in determining the date of the annunciation of the birth of Jesus.
obKK TIL of Maurice Wilson, who in 1934 died in an attempt to climb Mount Everest by flying halfway around the world, crash-landing on the mountain, and then walking to the summit despite having no experience in either mountaineering or aviation.
VMW50 TIL that some San Francisco streets are named after Gold Rush-era prostitutes
ne6wB TIL: You can use pasta water instead of egg whites in a cocktail...
awmyZ TIL that chimpanzees are thought to use the plant Aspilia as herbal medicine.