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TIL of the 'skimmer' genus of birds - their outsize lower beaks are used for catching fish at the surface of water

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YGpA TIL that during the Spanish American war, the USS Charleston fired 13 rounds at the Spanish fort on Guam which all missed. The Spanish, unaware that war had been declared, believed the Americans must be firing a salute and rowed out to apologize for their lack of gunpowder to return the salute.
av8M TIL in 2010, Sandra Bullock accepted her Golden Raspberry Award in person for Worst Actress for her role in All About Steve. The following night, Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Blind Side.
eNp4 TIL the first webcam was invented to monitor a coffee pot. It was for people to avoid pointless trips to the coffee pot by providing a live 128x128 greyscale image of it.
kORd7 TIL If someone can’t talk, they can usually sing their words. This is because speech is a left-brain function but singing is a right-brain function.
adlo TIL An Irish rebel died in 1798…while wielding a 2500 year old sword.