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TIL that Kurt Vonnegut was once Geraldo Rivera's father-in-law

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JKP1 TIL that crows are amongst the most intelligent of birds, and are even capable of imitating human speech.
kO07E TIL that CNN has a tape recorded to broadcast as the end of the world is happening
4Wva TIL Jack White of the White Stripes was saving Seven Nation Army’s guitar riff in case he got asked to do a James Bond theme
1n87 TIL that Roger Corman, low-budget B movie director, helped kick start the careers of Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ron Howard. He reportedly told Howard, “If you do a good job on this film, you’ll never have to work for me again”.
epaDE TIL about a phenomenon called "delayed implantation" in grizzly bears. The embryo will start gestation only after the mama bear has gained enough weight to avoid death by starvation during hibernation.