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TIL that there exists a bodyguard crew of rangers in Belize, known as the Scarlet Six Biomonitoring Team, who camp out in inclement weather, night and day for the 5-month long portion of the Scarlet Macaw breeding season when chicks are being cared for, dedicated to stopping insane poaching levels.

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VMNgZ TIL that a "frown" isn't a upside-down smile like cartoons and symbols suggest, but rather it's more of an angry face
e0B5b TIL Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution, which put one of his trademark white shirts and red ties on display. When he handed the shirt to the museum's curator, Rodney joked, "I have a feeling you're going to use this to clean Lindbergh's plane."
awwko TIL Human DNA begins to degenerate at 55 years old
GYoWj TIL that George Lucas originally envisioned the planet Tatooine in Star Wars to be a jungle planet, but the idea of having to film in a jungle made him feel "itchy," so he decided to make it a desert planet instead.
oo7A TIL that the NFL moved the 1993 Super Bowl from Arizona because they refuse to make Martin Luther King day an official state holiday