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TIL the US Coast Guard trains pigeons to spot lifejackets, and they’re 92% accurate.

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Oko1 TIL jams are made from fruit, while jellies are made from juice. Preserves have chunks of fruit, conserves have dried fruit or nuts, and marmalades have peel and pulp. Fruit butters are slow cooked to a smooth consistency.
oBvKW TIL: Rick Moranis stopped acting in 1997, after this wife died from breast cancer, so he could raise raise his children.
grvoL TIL that a scene in "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" share the same score. It's suspected that the mix-up occurred due to a confusion between John Williams, the composer, and William Ross who was assisting John Williams with the project.
xVRd1 TIL the Mercedes G-Wagon is not actually made by Mercedes but by an Austrian company Magna Steyr.
8aAMa TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the entire planet.