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TIL that Cornish game hens are just baby chickens

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Mn4W TIL Pepsi released a limited edition “Pepsi Perfect” soft drink that was used in “Back to the Future Part II” to commemorate the trilogy’s 30th anniversary. Only 6,500 bottles were produced costing $20.15 each. At Comic-Con they were given to people dressed as Marty McFly.
OG5ga TIL of the Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of countries. Korea, Ireland, and Hong Kong (among others) outrank the U.S.
x6Ve7 TIL the first motorcycle to be designed, manufactured, and sold in Japan was the NS motorcycle created by Narazo Shimazu in 1908. He developed a two-cycle motorcycle engine and reused bicycles for the frame. He only made twenty of these.
dDYvE TIL that matches were not created until 1826. As John Walker swirled a pot of chemicals, a lump formed at the end of the mixing stick. He tried peeling the dried chemicals off, burning the stick, and inadvertently creating matches.
4Xy56 TIL Seagulls (and some other birds) stand on one leg as it reduces body heat lost by non-feathered parts of their body by 50%.