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TIL The History of the African Grey Parrot...and there's surprising stuff!

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awQ8A TIL Anthony Michael Hall was the youngest full cast member of Saturday Night Live at 17 years old. Eddie Murphy was 19 when he joined the cast.
P8ge TIL: The name of Australia’s capital, Canberra, is derived from an indigenous word “nganbra,” which means the space between a woman’s breasts.
ZekY TIL in 1942 RMS Laconia was sunk by a German U-Boat who then commenced rescue operations, broadcasting their humanitarian intent on open radio. With a deck full of survivors, USAAF bombers then sunk the boat. The German navy subsequently abandoned attempting rescue of civilian survivors.
oBM77 TIL The song "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen was part of a 2 year FBI investigation for possible obscene lyrics. After playing the song forward, backwards and at different speeds the lyrics were still indecipherable.
R7ZGl TIL The word "Tragedy" comes from an ancient Greek word meaning "Goat song"