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TIL that the iconic "eagle scream" we all know is actually the redtailed hawk's cry

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6E1W8 TIL that on 18 february 1478, George Plantagenet -1st Duke of Clarence- was executed after revolting against his brother King Edward IV. Rumours soon spread he chose the method of execution himself: drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
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