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TIL that a group of crows is called a murder.

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dDNEj TIL that when Amedeo Modigliani died of tuberculosis, his companion Jeanne Hébuterne threw herself out of the fifth-floor apartment window before dawn on the day of Modigliani’s funeral. She was 21 years old and eight months pregnant with their second child.
keBE TIL that between 1910 and 1926 Portugal had 44 governments, 20 military takeovers, and 12 presidents.
mxrNY TIL women’s peak fertility is at age 24 with women under 25 having a 96% chance to conceive. By age 30, the chance of miscarriage rises 20% and women’s fertility begins to decline at age 35.
0dE4M TIL of a condition called nocturnal lagophthalmos, which prevents you from closing your eyes completely during sleep.
5VP4Q TIL When Little Richard saw the engine his plane on fire, he swore that if the plane landed he would give up "the devil's music" and become a minister. The plane landed. He kept his word... for five years.