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TIL that some birds are capable of forming complex sentences as part of their own language, the first non-human creature ever known to do so

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g5AL TIL that last surviving witness to the Abraham Lincoln assassination lived long enough to be interviewed about it on television.
EP0P TIL that when Fiat discovered a Google’s street view car was mapping Sodertalje, Sweden, they sent a Fiat to tail it for 30 miles, and have it captured on street view in front of Volkswagen’s headquarters.
YJ7d TIL that in 2008, Harvard created their own version of the classic Food Pyramid that more accurately reflected dietary science.
wL157 TIL that Jim Simons is the most successful hedge-fund manager in the history of modern finance averaging 66% annual returns (39% after fees). Also learned he is a very giving philanthropist contributing to education, technology research, and autism research.
VMb5m TIL that John Tyler is the only US president laid to rest under a flag not of the United States. His allegiance to the Confederacy and death during the Civil War resulted in his burial under the Confederate Flag.