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TIL a U.S. Army veteran used his military sharp-shooting skills to rescue a bald eagle which had been hanging upside down in a tree for days with its leg tangled in a rope, 70 ft from the ground; Jason Galvin fired 150 shots from a .22 rifle with scope at the rope until it released the eagle.

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R0A6 TIL there is a species of deer in Germany who won’t cross the border where the Iron Curtain once stood, even though that border has been gone physically for 20 years.
EEBx TIL India and USA were the only two contingents that did not salute Hitler during the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin games
nW89d TIL the scheduled, 1.7-mile flight between Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland is only 2 minutes, but it can be as short 47 seconds depending on wind conditions
RXpw TIL that at least two peer-reviewed medical studies have suggested that stickers of Mr. Yuk, the green face used to label poisonous household objects, do not effectively keep children away from potential poisons and may even attract children.
0wKLA TIL about avant-garde composer John Cage whose most famous work is 4'33". For four minutes and 33 seconds, the musicians do nothing, allowing the audience to hear the environmentals of the performance hall.