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TIL that birds are, taxonomically speaking, the last extant dinosaurs and, as such, are technically a type of fish.

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Kye9 TIL of the Gibbons twins. Both were published writers of genius intelligence that spoke to no one except each other in their own language. They were committed to an asylum after a crimespree where they made a pact that one should die so the other could live.
4XPj5 TIL that an unusually high tide in January 1912 is thought to have contributed to an unusually high number of large icebergs in the area that would normally have gotten stuck in shallower water, contributing to the Titanic's sinking. "The iceberg’s accomplice: Did the moon sink the Titanic?"
M7YmB TIL that the pistol shrimp can create a bubble underwater that reaches temperatures similar to the surface of the sun.
Z8QAR TIL that French Guiana is legally part of France, and not a separate country, in a similar way to Hawaii being legally part of the USA. Technically all maps of France should probably have a window with French Guiana in the corner, the way Hawaii usually appears on maps of the USA.
eMG4 TIL: There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as an admittance of guilt in court.