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TIL: Pigeons can't walk without bobbing their heads

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D1rvP TIL that children from dog-owning households have been shown to display fewer conduct problems, peer problems and fewer total difficulties, while also showing more prosocial behavior compared to children without a dog in the home.
R7eV7 TIL The Simpsons producer's contract allows them to write the show without interference from Fox. This allows them to make fun of the network.
J11kQ TIL that Mr. Smithers on the Simpsons was originally a black man, but they decided to change him because they didn’t want a black man to be subservient to a rich white man.
PYJME TIL about Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two Swedish identical twins who in 2008 suffered from folie à deux (or "shared psychosis") in London and went on a rampage that involved assaulting police, pedestrians and eventually murder.
GAKkj TIL about Chica Da Silva, a mixed slave woman born in Brazil. She used her wiles and hid her identity to become the most powerful woman in 1700s Brazil.