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TIL of the Ayam Cemani. A rare chicken breed with a gene that causes hyperpigmentation giving the chicken entirely black feathers, flesh, organs, and even bones.

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9wyAG TIL that the first webcam was invented to check if a coffee pot was full. Cambridge scientists basically said, ‘Why walk 20 steps when we can invent new technology instead?’
6E588 TIL suicides news can affect people with depression, specially if the suicidal was a relative or someone famous. The suicide rate has increased by 10% after the death of Robin Williams.
7ra7x Trees can grow in orbit, but good luck finding a pot big enough on the Space Station…
GAJn7 TIL Virtually all dialogue in the movie This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is improvised. Actors were given outlines indicating where scenes would begin and end, but everything else came from the actors. As often as possible, the first take was used in the film, to capture natural reactions.
RXnj TIL 10% of those conscripted in the UK in WWII were sent to serve not on the battlefield, but in the coal mines that powered the war machine. Some of these soldiers were not released from service until two years after the war ended. They were not formally recognized for their contribution until 1995