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TIL that nearly 1 billion birds die annually in the US due to window collisions.

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NXgeb TIL DNA can be taken from parchment. The DNA taken from parchment can be used to determine the animal of origin and its relation to other parchments.
YmOA TIL that Italy and Japan are still at war
YpljG TIL that a pilot named Chalmer Goodin was originally intended to be the pilot who first broke the sound barrier, but the USAF chose Chuck Yeager when he demanded $150,000 (1.7 million today) to attempt it.
0yWL TIL that the metallic smell of money is actually your body oils breaking down in the presence of iron or copper. You can see this by using a paper towel to pick up a penny smelling it - no odor. Then rub your sweaty/oily fingers on it and notice the strong metallic odor. Money doesn’t smell, you do.
l7XKA TIL Jelly Babies we’re originally marketed as ‘Unclaimed Babies’