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TIL about Benjamin Careathers, an american man who sued RedBull in 2015, stating that after 10 years of consuming the product, he received no wings, or enhanced physical or intellectual performance.

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VNam TIL Nicolas Cage will be buried in a pyramid.
Kk84 TIL that at least 60 wealthy Osage Indians where murdered in the 1920s for the oil rich land they owned.
oy1R TIL that the Guatemalan currency, the quetzal, was originally a bird’s tail feathers. “Since it was a crime to kill a quetzal, the bird was simply captured, its long tail feathers plucked, and was set free.”
dX1Q TIL Quentin Tarantino had considered making “The Vega Brothers”. The film would have starred Michael Madsen and John Travolta reprising their roles of Vic (Mr. Blonde) from Reservoir Dogs and Vincent from Pulp Fiction.
R7gJ9 TIL that to attract mates, the Lyre Bird imitates all manners of birdcalls and does such a good job that it often fools the birds it’s imitating. During a documentary it also perfectly mimicked a camera shutter, a car alarm, and the sound of a chainsaw from woodcutters working nearby.