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TIL about a bird called a green jay, a brilliant green, yellow, and blue jay of the tropics whose range barely stretches to southern Texas.

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K71a TIL Jimi Hendrix was once invited to play with Cream alongside Eric Clapton. In the middle of the show, Clapton walked off stage. He was found in the back shaking angrily and smoking a cigarette. When asked what was wrong, he simply replied, “You never told me he was that fucking good.”
78W0r TIL, an object that takes the shape of an object of older technology while using newer technologies with it are called a Skeuomorph
deDQ TIL that in the early medieval Catholic Church, priests accused of pedophilia would be publicly beaten, have their heads shaven, and then be bound in chains and imprisoned.
4kmka TIL that The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair
wogd6 TIL organic farms in Germany have vacation accommodations as part of their sustainable tourism, especially during the holidays.