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TIL A woodpecker’s tongue wraps around it’s brain to protect it while it hammers at 1500 g-force units

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DQnMY TIL about the Inauguration of the last Russian Tsar. Over 1,200 peasants were killed in a crowd crush event caused by Tsar Nicholas II offering a crowd of 500,000 beer and pretzels to win their approval at his inauguration. In response to the tragedy, the Tsar attended a private gala the same night.
6Ev1W TIL in 1987, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was tasked by his superiors to find a mole within the agency after the FBI's moles in the KGB were caught. In reality, he was the mole, working with the KGB since 1979. He was eventually caught in 2001 and is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences.
ErAd TIL Chris Evans starred in a Korean film called Snowpiercer. Harvey Weinstein acquired the US release rights but refused unless major edits were made. Director Bong Joon-ho stood by his version and with the help of American fans was able to release his uncut version, resulting in a box-office hit.
neXpY TIL the inventor of the GameBoy and Duck Hunt, Gunpei Yokoi, died in his fifties after rear ending someone and then being hit by a car when he went to check on them.
X0PDk TIL the tale of Budj Bim, an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano, is the oldest story still told today