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TIL Canada geese eggs are "aborted" by coating the eggs with corn oil for population control. Simply removing or destroying the eggs will just result in the geese laying more eggs

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4Zo5 TIL The default Windows 10 desktop background wasn’t made or edited with Photoshop or similar. This photograph named “Hero” required a setup of smoke, lasers and dust.
x6rxo TIL about Lake Hillier, a saline lake on a small island in Australia that is apparently so salty, the water in the lake is bright pink.
XEBV6 TIL that David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”.
ZpLMo TIL an analysis of 5559 instances of sudden death found that 34 (0.6%) had reportedly occurred during sex; two other studies had similarly low rates of sudden coital death. Of those who died during coitus, over 80% were men, & the majority (75%) were cheating on their spouse with a younger partner.
nWGwB TIL while filming Metropolis (1927) they would often end up with more children in the evening than in the morning. Coming from the poorest areas of Berlin, the children would sneak onto set or climb over the fence to experience the warm rooms, games, toys, cocoa, cake, and regular meals