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TIL An American woman sent her adopted Russian Orphan back on a plane to Russia with a note saying “I no longer wish to parent this child”.

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yVbww TIL the name Jessica was invented by William Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice.
5V8ep TIL that humans glow in the dark, but the light is 1,000 times weaker than the human eye can perceive
kJXrg TIL the first known blast beat in rock music was heard as far back as 1970 by a proto-metal band called Attila— which also happened to have Billy Joel on vocals
oBGdY TIL in order to film on the island featured in 'Cast Away', the location manager Mary Morgan had to meet with the chieftains several times, perform ceremonial prayers, give and receive ceremonial gifts, and get permission from the chiefs and their 80 family members.
OorXe TIL: Over the past 50 years, there has been a decline of 3 billion birds across North America