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TIL: A US Study had owners train their parrots to video call other parrots using a touchscreen tablet. The study found "pet parrots that are allowed to make video calls to other birds show signs of feeling less isolated," among other effects and benefits.

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AN0Bx TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte was castrated after death, and his member was purchased by an artifact collector in 1977.