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TIL that the IMDB rating for “This is Spinal Tap” is out of 11 stars.

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VBv50 TIL about ortolan bunting, the French practice of force-feeding a bird, dunking it in liquor, frying it in its own fat, then eating it whole. It is customary to cover one’s face with a cloth while consuming it to “hide oneself from God’s judgment.” Their hunting and consumption is banned in the EU.
QNjyp TIL that sea otters hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart.
jV8v TIL that Soviet Russia had a central Department of Jokes that stand-ups would have to submit a list of jokes to every year and then once approved, they couldn’t deviate from that script for the entire year.
4RDX TIL Israel is roughly the same size as New Jersey by area.
W7QBX TIL Dr. Louis Leakey encouraged three young women to study wild great apes in the 60’s and 70’s known as " Leakey”s Angels", including Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. In Borneo, Biruté Galdikas led orangutan studies for over 40 years after being told "it couldn't be done"