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TIL, there is enough residual blood in illegally dumped syringes to get positive DNA identification and it was used to successfully trace needles ditched on school property in Darien, Connecticut in USA

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R7BKa TIL that baby Hoatzin birds are born with claws not only on their feet, but also on their wings. This allows baby Hoatzins to flee predators in the tree by leaping into the water below their preferred nesting sites. The wing claws allow them to climb back up the tree before they learn to fly.
5wNB TIL The singer-songwriter Alice Cooper pays yearly royalties to the members of the band, Alice Cooper, for the right to use the name commercially as it was originally the copyrighted band name before he adopted it as his own.
1aN5r TIL: Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms and are instead provided with 'normal clothes' (i.e. regular civilian clothing). Use of prison uniforms was abolished in 1983.
jREp TIL Carlos Mencia isn’t really Mexican. He’s half German half Honduran. And his real name is Ned Arnel.
eP0k TIL that dogs fur actually provides them with heat relief. Shaving them does not help them cool down.