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TIL Paris Hilton’s grandfather is so ashamed of her behavior that when he dies his fortune is going to charity

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4XNjo TIL ornithologist Helen Hays has lived for six months of the year since 1969 on Great Gull Island (a remote, critical nesting area for migrating birds) to help restore the island's ecosystem for threatened terns. Due to her work on the island, the tern population was successfully recovered.
78OOX TIL Torisashi or "chicken sashimi" is an uncommon but real Japanese dish made of thinly sliced raw chicken. If seared, the dish is called Toriwasa.
XEa4Q TIL that the outro music for the TV series Bottom was actually a hit from 1961 for The Mar Keys called Last Night.
pKxQ TIL George Washington never knew dinosaurs existed. He died 42 years before they were discovered.
woZgP TIL there is a Vietnamese Bird Poop Frog I can keep as a pet.