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TIL that Fair Oaks, CA is home to over 200 wild chickens that roam around various parts of the town.

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4kp0X TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller.
8ePma TIL that the famous "Here's Johnny" line from The Shining was copied from The Johnny Carson Show. Jack Nicholson improvised the line and Stanley Kubrick almost used a different take as he didn't get the reference, having been living in England
mxZ7Y TIL that Barrow, Alaska - the northernmost town in the U.S. - changed its name to Utqiaġvik, its traditional Iñupiaq name.
Rlaa TIL Some people do not have wisdom teeth because of a random mutation that occurred thousands of years ago.
LQbKv TIL that when "The Incredibles" was in production, early footage was shown to a visiting Hayao Miyazaki. When asked if he thought it made sense or was just "American nonsense", Miyazaki replied through an interpreter, "I think it's a very adventurous thing you are trying to do in an American film."