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TIL 47% of bald eagles and 46% of golden eagles show signs of lead poisoning. Sources of lead into the ecosystem include bullets and fishing tackles.

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JbNQ TIL some cattle producers in the US have started feeding foods such as cookies, gummy worms, marshmallows, fruit loops, orange peels, and dried cranberries to their animals in response to high corn costs. These sugary foods are intended to replace the starchy sugar content of corn.
aQDJ TIL Stockholm, Sweden tested a “Speed Camera Lottery” where speed limit-abiding drivers were automatically entered into a drawing to win a prize pool funded out of fines paid by speeders.
0Qnj TIL: Today I learned about ghost flowers, a flowering plant with no chlorophyll.
QJvW6 TIL there was an estimated 4884 excess suicides in 2009 compared with the number expected based on previous trends (2000-07). Believed to be due to the 2008 economic crisis
RD0l TIL A Canadian woman accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her, along with 10 other “Jane Does” willing to testify in civil court. He settled out of court in August 2006