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TIL Dr. George Archibald spent 3 years with a highly endangered whooping crane named Tex, acting as a male crane – walking, calling, dancing – to shift her into reproductive condition. Through his dedication and the use of artificial insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg.

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YpxKr TIL: Apparently, plaque on our teeth is the poop from the bacteria in our mouths. Thats why when you brush your teeth before going to bed, when you wake up your breath smells so bad even though you didnt eat anything while you were asleep. Bacteria has been pooping there all night! Brush your teeth!
gMmGA TIL of the actions of Bob Hawke and Michel Rocard. Because of them, Antarctica has been protected from all drilling and mining since 1991. This protection banned these practices for fifty years, establishing Antarctica as a "natural reserve, devoted to peace and science."
nWJlo TIL of Abe Reles, a New York Jewish mobster who became a government informant on Murder, Inc. After falling out of a window to his death, newspapers dubbed him "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly".
4k0VN TIL about the Cadaver Synod: In 897, Pope Stephen VI held a bizarre trial against the corpse of Pope Formosus, accusing him of crimes like perjury and violating church laws. Formosus' decayed body was dressed in papal robes, propped up, and symbolically 'defended' in court.
7rdDL TIL Sony Ericsson went from having a net income of over 1.1 billion euros in 2007 to losing about 0.8 billion euros in 2009.