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TIL falcons are females, tiercels are males. Therefore, the Atlanta Falcons are all girls.

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X09jj TIL: Louis Cook (c. 1740–1814), or Akiatonharónkwen, the son of an African father and an Abenaki mother, became the highest-ranking Native American officer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was also the only known officer of African descent to hold such a
dYyE TIL Deer poses the most danger to humans out of all mammals living in North America
k9rE TIL that in 1937, a gas leak in the basement at the local school in New London, Texas caused a massive explosion which killed almost 300 children and teachers, the deadliest school disaster in US history. Adolf Hitler even sent his condolences by telegram.
nK1r TIL that a family who had orphaned kids living with them got on Extreme Makeover Home Edition, then kicked the kids out of the house
xVrX0 TIL Canada has a major problem with people leaving Canada and moving to the US. This can be seen by how 2/3 of all software engineering graduates moved to the US recently.