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TIL Crows don't forget a face — and they hold grudges. Not only that, they tell their family about it.

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p81gZ TIL that the Statue of Liberty’s designer was inspired by colossal statues that guarded the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt
J1PO4 TIL: Robin Williams had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work. This under the radar, no publicity requirement helped countless homeless people find work.
AN7PB TIL: There is a myth about Korean Virgin Ghosts which are formed when an unmarried women dies. They haunt newly married couples. If you get possessed by one, you'd harbor strong resentment and are unmarriable. Virgin ghosts are counteracted by phallic shrines, dolls, and burying them upside down.
xVvEw TIL about the Pirahã language, a language who's native speakers only have "one". "two" and "many" in their numerical language
e0o4b TIL that Florida had brought in 2 Irula tribesmen from India to catch the invasive Burmese pythons. When 1000 hunters were able to manage catching just 106 snakes, the duo caught 27 snakes in just 4 weeks, including a 16 ft long female.