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TIL the world’s oldest wild bird, a 74-year-old albatross, is expecting again.

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R5P81 TIL tongue prints are unique and have been proposed as a reliable biometric in identifying bodies.
g9gb TIL a “Chichevache” is a (fabled) human-faced cow that is perpetually starved because it only eats good and faithful wives. The Bicorne, its husband-eating counterpart is well-fed.
NnZP TIL guards at New Mexico State Penitentiary had a “snitch game”. They would label inmates as snitches, let them be abused, and wait for them to turn into informants to escape their tormentors.
Qy0e TIL that in 2005 Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg, Ricky Williams, and Robert Downey Jr judged a ‘pot’ luck cooking contest at a 'legalize marijuana’ smoke-in sponsored by AARP and hosted by Woody Harrelson.
EgmAd TIL the season 6 finale of House was filmed entirely with Canon EOS 5D DSLR cameras, primarily designed for still-picture photographs, but one of the first models to include high-definition video recording capability.