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TIL that chickens lay eggs through the same opening in their bodies that poop comes out of

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MaZb TIL WWI Canadian ace William Barker passed out twice during a dogfight with a German squadron, once after being shot through both legs, and again after having his left elbow shattered. Despite being outnumbered and badly injured, he shot down four enemy planes, escaped, and survived crash landing.
6E8Kl TIL Apple was fined $9 million in Australia because it misled hundreds of Australian customers by ‘bricking’ their iPhones in a software update and then denying them repairs. The customers were informed they were no longer entitled to a repair because they had used a third party to fix their devices
GZNG TIL A 1994 Colombian World Cup Player was killed for scoring against his team
kO5Gd TIL dairy cows are fed slaughter waste, “trimmings that originate on the killing floor, inedible parts and organs, cleaned entrails, fetuses ...” because they need to consume a large amount of protein to keep up with continuous milk production, and slaughter waste is cheaper than supplements.
vPla8 TIL that a cartel prevented car commercials on British TV in the 1960s. Ford, Vauxhall (GM), Chrysler, and Land Rover secretly agreed to not broadcast automobile advertisements. Datsun arrived from Japan in the 1970s and began running ads on television, breaking the cartel.