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TIL American Robins and Waxwings will display intoxicated behavior after consuming certain species of fermented plants.

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BrMYd TIL that in 2003, after Kenneth Maxwell called 911 to report a fire he saw while driving home, his voice cut off, and when emergency personnel arrived on the scene he was found shot to death in his car. The fire was set to disguise a double homicide, and the killer saw Kenneth make the call.
GYpJ5 TIL Vanna White, the letter presser lady on Wheel of Fortune makes 8 million a year. Her net worth is 140 million.
ZplEo TIL the origin of the word "bear" is "brown one". It's believed that there was a taboo around saying its name directly for fear of accidentally summoning one.
r0ve TIL the famous “Piracy. It’s a crime” advert used the music in it illegally as it did not have the rights to the song
yVvwv TIL that cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy sent the superintendent's hat to the edge of space.