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TIL Nickelodeon was the first cable channel for kids

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NXOl1 TIL about “Rain of Fish” in Yoro, Honduras, where fish fall from the sky during heavy rainstorms
9wNBM TIL Birds have one important part of its digestive system, which is known as the gizzard - the primary purpose being to grind the foods that the bird has eaten.
oBGkW TIL that there are languages with no words for left or right, forward and backward and only use compass points (NSEW) and because of this these people have an incredible sense of direction
XGpE TIL: Platypuses have no teats, they secrete their milk through their pores.