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TIL in 1970 only 552 brown pelican nesting attempts were made on West Anacapa Island and only one chick survived

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69d6l TIL the cookies that Cookie Monster eats are just painted rice cakes. Real cookies would damage the puppet because of the grease.
ANQYg TIL that Prince was mortified with his performance at a James Brown concert, so he waited in his limo with the intent of running over Michael Jackson after the show. MJ had asked Brown to call Prince up on stage to perform, knowing that Prince was unprepared. The story was confirmed by Quincy Jones.
xVZg0 TIL about drummer Jim Gordon; once one of the most sought-after session musicians in the recording industry as well as a member of Derek & the Dominoes, he is currently incarcerated at the California Medical Facility after having murdered his 72-year-old mother in 1983.
gEb TIL Butterflies can remember things they learn as caterpillars
8erGa TIL you're not supposed to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth.