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TIL that peregrine falcons have a notch in their beak that’s made for severing the spinal cord in its prey.

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xV0og TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.
ne5Qd TIL in dry heat fans can make you hotter
PYX4g TIL there's a music genre called Bardcore. They take some modern songs, use medieval type instruments and pacing, and sometimes change some of the words to match medieval terminology
J1OyV Today I learned, the origin of marbles is unknown.
LQ1PZ TIL that Iran offers the most government mandated time off with a total of 53 days