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TIL that there exists a poisonous bird: the hooded pitohui.

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awLgA TIL - that putting sugar in a gas tank does not ruin the engine, and is no worse than getting sand in the tank.
nWdoG TIL that dolphins from different communities and areas have different regional dialects and accents.
5YDZp TIL about the Thibodaux Massacre, a racial attack mounted by white paramilitary groups in Thibodaux, Louisiana from November 22-25 1887. As many as 300 overall were killed, wounded or missing, making it one of the most violent labor disputes in U.S. history.
v1dpB TIL Men initiate sex more than 3x as often as women do in a long-term, heterosexual relationship. However, sex happens far more often when the woman takes the initiative, implying that it’s the woman who sets limits, and that frequency of sex depends on how enthusiastic a couple are about it.
BgrOL TIL that in 1946, the Argentinian government imported 50 beavers in an attempt to start a fur trade. There are now 200,000 and they are threatening over 39 million acres of forest.