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TIL of the incredible rescue of a dead soviet space station in 1985

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VBdbG TIL a wildlife park in the UK took in five parrots during the pandemic that have a healthy NSFW vocabulary and have taught other parrots to swear. Zookeepers are concerned that they could have up to 100 parrots who know how to swear and would require all sweary parrots to be taken off display.
ne4yG TIL about one of the rare cases of the Lazarus Syndrome. Walter Williams, 78, from Lexington, Mississippi, declared by a coroner at his home on 26 February 2014. Once at a funeral home, he was found to be moving. The next day he was well enough to be talking with family, but died fifteen days later.
YYPB TIL Chiquita Banana used to be called “United Fruit Company” And caused something called “The Banana Massacre”.
yQAj8 TIL about Sea Spiders. There are over 1,000 species, and they have a leg span ranging from 1 mm to nearly 3 ft. As they age, their exoskeleton becomes riddled with small holes – enabling them to slowly grow in size.
Y71Ox TIL that the word 'twerk' was added to the Oxford dictionary after the infamous display done by Miley Cyrus in the MTV Video Music Awards.