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TIL that the red-tailed hawk’s screech is commonly dubbed over the bald eagle’s in television and movies.

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epjD TIL Redheads are twice as likely than those with other hair colors to avoid dental care, and require up to 20% more anesthesia than non-gingers
7RKx TIL the last allowed visit to the Fort Knox gold vault, by members of the US Congress and some journalists was on 23 September 1974.
X01BQ TIL Greek tragedian Aeschylus died from a tortoise being dropped on his head by an eagle
P1aYG TIL of the K-ships -- a class of armed blimps used by the US Navy during WW2 for anti-submarine warfare operations against German U-boats. Only one K-ship was lost due to enemy action when the K-74 was shot down by machine gun fire from the submarine U-134 on the night of the 18th of July 1943
R55e7 TIL one of the early directors of the Veterans Bureau stole over $2 million dollars from it, under President Warren G. Harding. Harding had to be physically stopped from strangling Forbes when the corruption came to light.