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TIL that Grimes was once featured in a Kpop music video

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PYgve TIL that the Bald Eagle (the national bird of the United States) is one of the greatest conservation success stories ever. Populations dwindled in the 1900's due to the insecticide DDT which caused eggs to break. After the banning of DDT, eagles can now be found in 49 out of 50 US states.
4XgKo TIL: In 2016, Facebook livestreamed a murder in Chicago but later refused to take the video down "because it doesn't violate the company's community standards".
OolVX TIL the term "Hands Down" comes from the world of horse racing, where a jockey cruising to an easy victory would loosen the reigns and drop his hands, thus winning "Hands Down".
5KM8 TIL “The interesting truth is that the majority of the clitoris is actually within the pelvis – that is, it’s far more internal than external.”
5YLMn TIL of the case of The United States v One Package of Japanese Pessaries - a court case which legalised doctor prescribed contraception.