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TIL Chickens with white ear lobes lay white eggs, whereas chickens with red ear lobes lay brown eggs.

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7w0b TIL When Lena Horne entertained troops during WWII for the USO, German POW’s were given front row seats while black servicemen were relegated to the back of the theater. She walked off the stage to the row where the black troops were seated and performed with the Germans behind her.
oBXgo TIL about Empty Nose Syndrome. A horrific condition you can develop after nasal surgery that gives you a 24/7 feeling of suffocation and has caused several of its sufferers to commit suicide.
grEkD TIL There are 30 min and 45 min Time Zones, like Iran, India, Myanmar and some parts of Australia.
Zpwpo TIL about Larry Hoover, a gang leader of CBGD, or Chicago's Black Gangster Disciples Nation. After being sent to prison, he was inspired by the biography of Richard J. Daley and decided to change his gangs GD to Growth and Development, and forced his army learn to better their community instead.
9VWG TIL that the last duel in Canada was between two men who were so terrified of dueling, one fainted and the other was seized by horror. The guns were also loaded with blanks