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TIL Hey Jude, Bohemian Rhapsody, Tiny Dancer, Life on Mars? and more were recorded on the exact same C. Bechstein piano

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m56E TIL 60% of gun-related deaths in the U.S. are suicides (see 4th and 5th leading cause of death in far-right “Total” column) [PDF].
neDa9 TIL: Male Western parotia bird appears like a ballet dancer while performing courtship display to attract female. He just doesn't perform, but rehearses in advance and ensures the perching spot is clean for the female to watch the show comfortably. The endemic species belongs to birds of paradise.
lo8M5 TIL the bearded vulture feeds almost exclusively on bone. Bones that are too large to eat have to be dropped from the sky and shattered against rock. The process can take years to master and practiced individuals will often use one favored dropping site known as an ossuary.
nWvlB TIL the singer of Peanut Butter Jelly Time committed suicide during an 11 hour police standoff, after his brother-in-law Snoop Dogg, tried to convince him to surrender.
yQPZJ TIL that at age 12, Jet Li won the Chinese National Wushu Championship in the 18+ division. The second and third place competitors were in there mid twenties.