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TIL that Larks signal to predatory birds that they should stop trying to catch them by singing during the chase, signalling that they’re way too fit to be worthwhile prey.

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Rn0l TIL that Shakespeare started yo mama jokes.
k9x7 TIL On Judge Judy, there have been fabricated cases, with the aim of making money off the show. One such case occurred in 2010, with a group of friends splitting the earnings of $1250, as well as getting a $250 appearance fee each and an all expense paid vacation to Hollywood.
JnN4 TIL that when Mossad agents discovered Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was hiding in Argentina, they kidnapped him off the street in broad daylight and smuggled him back to Israel on a commercial flight by drugging him and dressing him as a flight attendant.
groQW TIL Jimmy Carter has won 3 Grammys
4Re5 TIL the term “Devil’s Advocate” comes from the historical position of “Promoter of the Faith”, a canon lawyer who would argue against the Canonisation of a Saint.