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TIL that it is illegal to possess or collect eagle feathers in the United States, and only members of a federally recognized native American tribe may legally possess them.

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9Y4Q7 TIL about the ghost village Epecuén (Argentina) and it's sole inhabitant, Pablo Novak. The once touristic town became uninhabitable after a flood slowly consumed it in 1985. The waters began to recede in 2009 and Novak (now 90 years old) returned to the home of his youth to live alone with his dogs.
aQmy TIL if you were to stand very close to a rocket at launch you would not be killed by the heat of the exhaust, but by the sound of the engines
M7EnV TIL Peter Sellers inhaled poppers before having sex with his wife one night to get "the ultimate orgasm" but instead suffered 8 heart attacks over 3 hours
yVoDp TIL that the brothers who founded Friendly's lived to 102 and 106, with the older brother having a copy of Monticello constructed to celebrate his 100th birthday
m1NBY TIL mozzarella is made from water buffalo's milk