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TIL that inter-species hybrids among birds are common. Chickens and pheasants can reproduce, and 40 mallard duck hybrids have been identified

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rLK0 TIL that Mark Zuckerberg, named the number 1 philanthropist by Philanthropy magazine, donated $992.2 million to Planned Parenthood in 2013, equal to roughly 18 million shares of Facebook.
kOlm7 TIL that three years ago, ISO created a series of standards for Yacht Harbours including basic, intermediate, and high levels (linked) of service.
KOZm9 TIL According to secret service agents, Ronald Reagan carried a pistol in his briefcase when he was president, "just in case you guys can’t do the job, I can help out". Reagan acquired a pocket sized pistol after college in the 1930s "and kept it lovingly the rest of his life”.
6ZJl TIL MTV’s “Clone High” cartoon was cancelled when people in India conducted a massive hunger strike after Googling a Maxim article depicting Gandhi, and coming across the cartoon, which featured Gandhi as a character.
vPGpr TIL that 1-2% of adults suffer from nocturnal enuresis or involuntary bed-wetting