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TIL a fourteen year old opened fire on a group of praying students, then dropped his gun and said, “Kill me, please. I can’t believe I did that.”

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JY181 Did you wake up today with a craving for clay, or dirt? That’s called pica, an abnormal craving for substances other than typical food. If you went ahead and acted on your impulse, it's probably a good idea to head over to your doctor’s office. Research indicates that in most cases this craving is a result of a mineral or vitamin deficiency. This brings us to this week’s Today I Learned, as National Geographic Society grantee and ornithologist Luke Powell explains why macaws regularly munch on South American rain forest clay. Yummy! All animals (including humans) need salt to live. Animals that live in the Amazon rain forest face a curious predicament due to the way the Andes mountain range affects weather coming from the Pacific Ocean. This geography results in an extreme lack of salt in the Amazon and, consequentially, some unique behaviors and appetites.EDITOR: Laurence AlexanderSERIES PRODUCER: Chris Mattle
laXG TIL diehard Halo 2 fans refused to shut off their consoles when the Halo 2 servers where to be shut down. One play remained online for 6 weeks.
d8R6E TIL a 40 acre Montana fire was caused by a hawk landing on power lines while clutching a large snake. The wriggling snake touched a second power line, completing the circuit and electrocuting both animals with up to 700,000 volts.
do7j Today I learned that, after surviving a 5-story fall and coming back up the stairs to see his wife screaming, a drunk Russian man then jumped back off the balcony, surviving again
LG9 TIL that Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s were founded by the same guy.