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TIL Kraft Singles is not legally considered food.

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QJNQk When you think of archaeology, you might think of ancient buildings or Han Solo in a fedora, but the truth is, archaeologists spend more time digging through ancient trash than avoiding ancient Peruvian blowgun traps. In fact, many of the items behind the glass at your favorite museum were most likely found in a midden or ancient dump. Even today, archaeologists believe that trash reveals more about the lives we actually lead than, say, a journal. As far as archaeologists are concerned, one man’s trash is indeed another man’s treasure. So the next time you throw that Hot Pocket wrapper in the trash, just remember: It belongs in a museum!PRODUCER/EDITOR: Chris MattleCAMERA/ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Laurence AlexanderCAMERA: Jared Gair
oB8AW TIL that by petting your bird on its back, tail or under the wings, you might induce such hormonal and behavioral responses that the bird sees you as a reproductive partner, and that can lead it to be sexually frustrated, resulting in harmful behavior towards you and the bird itself.
ooGW TIL Netscape Navigator isn’t dead - it’s code was open sourced, improved and expanded upon, and is now known as Mozilla Firefox.
kOOjE TIL of the Cistus plant which can self-ignite on fire under hot dry conditions, due to oils in its leaves.
lenG TIL a local street sweeper from Detroit, Michigan, managed to catch and save 2 babies falling from buildings in separate incidents 1 year apart from each other.