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TIL fake Halloween 'cobwebs' trap a lot of wild birds every year.

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ZgZQ TIL that in the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold and Sergio Olivia so the two of them, exhausted, agreed to walk off. Sergio left, but Arnold, after taking one step, turned back to the judges, made fun of Sergio for leaving, and started posing again and won.
Brydr TIL Ronald Reagan's pet name for his wife Nancy was "Mommie Poo Pants"
Z8x5G TIL despite being a small and densely populated country, the Netherlands is the world's second biggest exporter of food. More than half of its land is used for agriculture and horticulture.
Z8vEG TIL: Captain Cook experimentally, & successfully, used sauerkraut, fermented cabbage, to combat scurvy in his crew, caused by a lack of vitamin C due to poor ship diets on long sea voyages
0Z7L TIL there were four elite samurai in Japan during the Bakumatsu era, and they were considered undefeatable by normal people. They were called Hitokiri (Manslayers).