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TIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"

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yV80l TIL The 'Tubular Bells' song from 'The Exorcist' was actually a 25-minute track featuring 20 instruments and funded by Richard Branson who used it to jumpstart his new label: Virgin Records
PY5RV TIL they're called potholes because, Roman potters would dig up parts of the clay road to use for their craft, creating holes made by potters, "potholes"
kObdd TiL about the "World Passport" scam which has been running since 1954 and is still running today.
VBW5G TIL the small cup with rice cookers measures to 1-gō, the traditional amount used for a serving of rice and a cup of sake in Japanese cuisine.
mxkbp TIL The Stella Shouting Contest happens in New Orleans every year to commemorate Tennessee Williams and A Streetcar Named Desire