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TIL that foxes in close proximity to each other make a sound similar to chickens clucking.

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oBMmo TIL Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite put into space, transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz which were detectable by amateur radio operators. After orbiting for about 3 weeks it's batteries had died. 2 months later it burned up falling back into the atmosphere kick-starting the space race.
AlWw TIL there’s a man in England who, after reading a book about King Arthur, was astonished to see so many similarities between himself and the Arthur of the book, so decided to change his name to Arthur Uther Pendragon, and thinks of himself a reincarnation of the King.
90Zm TIL Groucho Marx, on a trip to Berlin in 1958, danced the Charleston on the rubble of Hitler’s bunker
6EYrl TIL William Willburforce and Pitt - as 23 year old uni mates who became MPs - went on a Lads on Tour holiday to meet up with Benjamin Franklin, General Lafayette, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. When the lads returned Pitt was immediately made Prime Minister & Wilburforce went on to abolish slavery
dD0Pr TIL Walt Disney World was supposed to be built in East New Orleans, the site where JazzLand, later renamed Six Flags New Orleans, would be built.