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TIL King Tutankhamun owned a collection of boomerangs.

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e0dN5 TIL diclofenac is toxic to some birds and its use in livestock is linked to a drop in vulture populations, which causes a rise in feral dogs populations and an increased risk of rabies transmission
e0xoJ TIL that penguins and other marine birds have a supraorbital gland above their eye socket that breaks down sodium in their bloodstream. Which allows them to remove salt from saltwater and make it fresh water for them to survive.
p6kO TIL Whilst on his deathbed, French philosopher Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan, he simply replied “Now is not the time for making new enemies.”
D1jlr TIL that the long-standing notion of late WWII 'Kamikaze' pilots as hyper-nationalist zealots was largely fiction. Many pilots were reluctantly drawn from the educated and liberal in Japan, and many expressed frustration at the futility of their nation's cause and the sanctity of the Emperor.
DQv5V TIL from 2014 to 2019 Flint, Michigan was exposed to contaminated water, leaving 12000 children exposed to lead, 79 lawsuits, 12 deaths, 4 firings, 4 resignations, and one conviction in which the convicted was given just one-year probation.