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TIL that the sound commonly attributed to the Bald Eagle is actually the call of a Red-Tailed Hawk, whereas the Bald Eagle sounds more similar to a... Seagull

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69g9Q TIL that the CIA used psychological warfare against Philippine resistance forces in the 1950s by taking advantage of mythical 'Aswang' (vampire-like in Filipino folklore) against the people by puncturing holes on the necks of dead bodies resembling aswang bites & piling them on the sides of roads.
DQwMv TIL Dinosaurs had belly buttons
R7yl1 TIL before the internet, Nintendo had "game counselors" - whom you could call if you were stuck in a game and they would coach you through it.
9YkaG TIL The stereotypical anchor tattoo indicated a sailor had crossed the Atlantic.
x6MZ1 TIL That Pepsi's 1964 slogan "Come Alive with Pepsi!" was translated in China as "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead."