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TIL that picking up a feather is illegal because of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes it illegal to hunt migratory birds, including their parts.

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dDrp7 TIL that dolphins "sleep" by shutting down half their brain so they can keep control of their breathing.
Z88dY TIL there is no law against public photography in Canada; no one can ever be arrested for the simple act of making a picture or film, unless other laws are being broken in the process. Police on duty also have no reasonable expectation of privacy
OGE14 TIL that Fabio got hit in the face by a goose while on a rollercoaster in 1999.
x6pB7 TIL The cancelation of the US-Mexico Bracero Program indirectly lead to tasteless supermarket tomatoes
x6J6w TIL that soldiers in WWI wore medieval body armor (which hadn't been used for 400 years) to protect themselves during close-quarters trench warfare.