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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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7Ka7 TIL that Humpty Dumpty was never explicitly described as an egg. That was added later by illustrators in the book.
QJXME TIL that in Sweden you agree with someone by sucking in air. In Sweden (and Norway), to show you’re on the same page as someone, you make a sharp sucking noise instead of saying "I agree" or nodding. It’s their way of letting you know they’re listening without interrupting the flow of conversation.
8pDP TIL a duel between three people is called a truel
N7JkN TIL that in the post-war Soviet Union, Russian mafioso that joined the army were referred to as "suka", or bitch, for allying with the government. The outcast suki formed their own gangs which became powerful enough to fight the original gangs. Their fighting is known as the "Bitch Wars".
m05Y TIL 92 years ago today started the largest uprising in U.S. history since the Civil War, when over 10,000 armed coal miners attempted to take down lawmakers in an attempt to unionize West Virginian mine workers. The U.S. Army intervened, and the workers lost.