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TIL that US taxpayers paid more to Israeli defense budget than Israelis

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nZoP TIL crows in New Caledonia were found to be bending twigs into hooks to extract food hidden in wooden logs. This confirms that wild birds can make tools.
VMKxD TIL unclaimed property is the "fifth-largest revenue source" for the state of California
4XJlN TIL the US Air Force tested how cats react to being tossed in air in zero gravity. The experiment was documented in a 1947 bioastronautics research video which included slow-mo ejection-seat footage (of men, not cats). They also tested pigeons in zero gravity; some pigeons flew upside down.
rRRX0 TIL Verizon filed a patent to both watch and listen to you via cable boxes in order to tailor their advertisements to each user. It isn't a coincidence when you see a commercial for something you were just talking about
KY6da TIL that a poll conducted in 1998 found that 61% of boys under the age of 10 wished they were Catwoman