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xQko TIL After Nigel the English-speaking African grey parrot vanished from his owner’s California home for four years, making a return fairly unlikely, amazingly he not only returned but could now speak Spanish.
VMaQ4 TIL nearly 25% of all the bones in a human body are located in the foot
kJLQ7 TIL that five U.S. Presidents have the same birth place and death place: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter.
NX8AQ TIL: Hitler’s “table talks” were mealtime gatherings where he spouted monologues to impress guests like Goebbels and Göring. While newcomers found his historical insights dazzling, others grew bored, calling the talks rambling nonsense designed to shield Hitler from real criticism.
N7wgE TIL baby Sanddollars (like a sea urchin) eat the heaviest bits of sand they can find, to weigh them down so they don't get swept away, like a teeny tiny weight belt