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TIL about the world's only black flamingo. Despite hoaxes of blue flamingos, their colours only range from white to hues of pink depending on their diet. The black flamingo has melanism and is probably one of a kind.

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Xpo8 TIL there is a horror movie about an Orca who exacts revenge on the crew that murdered his mate. The actual Orcas in the film were a mated pair named Nepo and Yaka. When Nepo died 3 years later of pneumonia, Yaka stayed while he took his final breaths. She refused to leave him.
l7px5 TIL Ty Cobb debuted in center field for the Detroit Tigers, three weeks after his mother killed his father
rRd44 TIL the Power of Sleep particularly for elite athletes. Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. Usain Bolt 9-10 hrs a day. Le Bron James also sleeps 12 hours. For a long time, while he was struggling with his form, Tiger Woods had a sleep disorder.
1aLZO TIL recent research argues that fear of spiders has cultural rather biological origins, is predominantly found in Western societies, and comes from an association between spiders and illness that started in the 10th century when the spider was blamed for the devastating epidemics that struck Europe.
XGQk TIL that a kilometer high skyscraper is under construction right now in Saudi Arabia