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TIL that a man "walking oddly" in Baltimore in 1989 was stopped by police. He was found to have 21 live homing pigeons stuffed in his trousers.

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DnJg TIL that in the Sailor Moon universe, there was an openly homosexual character named Sailor Uranus, and her girlfriend was Sailor Neptune.
OG9wL TIL 4-yr-old Cecelia Cichan was the sole survivor of the deadliest aviation accident to have only one person survive (NW Airlines Flight 255). Her mom, dad, brother & 153 others died. She was found still belted into her seat with third-degree burns & fractures in her skull, collarbone, & leg.
p8oZQ TIL that Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is the tallest cemetery in the world with restaurants, concert hall and gardens. It has 32 floors with 150 tombs in each floor. It offers a three year burial option which costs between between $5,900 and $21,000.
6EQNJ TIL Panthers are not actually an individual animal they are the family of all large cats. Tigers, Leopards, Jaguars etc. A black panther for example is any of these large cats with black fur
VBnJD TIL that pyrite, called "fool's gold," really can be found with or mixed together with real gold.