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TIL That Crows Can Count Aloud Much Like Toddlers.

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oZbo TIL only one US Soldier has been executed between the US Civil War and present day for the crime of desertion - Eddie Slovik, during WWII. Although 21,000 soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII, and 49 handed death sentences, only Slovik actually faced the firing squad.
QNlQa til, erithrytol (artificial sweetner used in sparkling water and other things) can cause cardiac issues.
j6Lga TIL that white roses are placed by 9/11 memorial staff to signify someone’s birthday.
wLjm8 TIL sloth’s hands work opposite from our own. They close to relax and exert energy to open, which is what allows them to hang from the canopy for extended periods of time and sleep while hanging from a tree.
ZAQ TIL that the song “Why can’t we be Friends?” was played in space when Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts joined together in 1975 for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.