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TIL in the wake of 9/11, there were more antisemitic hate attacks than anti-Muslim attacks.

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XxK6 TIL Greater, who lived to be at least 83, was the world’s oldest greater flamingo. In 2008, the almost blind bird was attacked and beaten by four teenagers. It was euthanised six years later because of arthritis.
gMX9y TIL: In 1997 500 Chinese locals dug a road into the mountains to retrieve the bodies of two US airmen found in their crashed B24 after a raid on Japan.
8al44 TIL up to 30% of the traffic in cities is just people driving around looking for a place to park.
M7RYm TIL that people with blue eyes are more prone to alcoholism.
GYQ7g TIL about bees in Brooklyn who produced red honey which led to an investigation at a nearby marachino cherry factory which led to the discovery of a marijuana farm beneath the factory. The owner committed suicide before getting busted.