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TIL about the Birmingham Rollers Pigeons - approx. 1,500 in LA, mostly areas with gang violence, that train pigeons to somersault mid-air!

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nWa6G TIL that after finishing season 1 of Gravity Falls, creator Alex Hirsch was so burnt out that he almost considered not doing another one, until Jon Stewart and Pat McHale, creator of Over the Garden Wall, were able to convince him to do so.
x68Jo TIL that in 1986 a limnic eruption caused a toxic gas cloud of CO2 to be released from Lake Nyos. The cloud traveled downhill at 30mph and killed 1,786 people nearly instantly. People have since moved back to the area, and scientists believe it is only a matter of time before this could happen again
nGPo TIL a guitarist named “Buckethead” has released the most albums in a year than any artist in history. Producing 60 studio albums in 2014 and 37 in 2015.
9YnxX TIL in 2005 Stevie Wonder released “So What The Fuss” collaborating with Prince and En Vogue. This was the first descriptive music video for the visually impaired. Narrated by Busta Rhymes.
78akX TIL: The jumping ant, or Harpegnathos saltator, lives in small colonies and when the queen dies, fighting erupts among workers, until a few prevail and become replacement queens, called gamergates.