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TIL that bird populations in the US and Canada dropped by approximately 3 billion, which is around 29%, since 1970

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9YBkm TIL Chrysopeleas, or "flying snakes", are a thing. These mildly venomous snakes live in Southeast Asia and glide through the jungle by propelling off the end of tree branches. They are better gliders than flying squirrels.
XEMx8 TIL Alabama still hasn’t removed segregation from it’s constitution. Section 256: “Separate schools shall be provided for white and colored children, and no child of either race shall be permitted to attend a school of the other race.”
78LvX TIL that first photograph of Earth from outer space is 78 years old. It was taken by V-2 No. 13, a modified nazi ballistic missile. The V stands for Vergeltungswaffe which means Vengeance Weapon.
OoYJX TIL Mr. Brightside by The Killers never left U.K. charts. In fact, it was among the top 50 in 2017
M7NLm TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear.