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TIL of the "Chicken poop prison" in Thailand. The ceiling of the cells was a grate, and chickens were cared for above the cell. Their droppings were then allowed to drop freely onto the inmate within.

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mxA6o TIL in January 2021, a human foot found in a field in Gatesfield, England, turned out to be a potato.
bd9E TIL there is an island in the Indian Ocean that is illegal to visit due to a native tribe that kills visitors
6ROl TIL: 37 states in the US don’t require sex education to be medically accurate. Some states will let you teach the Stork before teaching about condoms.
DQ51P TIL in 1993 there was a prototype navigation system which used a compass and wheel sensors to direct people
DQgvV TIL that the falcon punch is a real thing. Due to their rather small beaks and talons, falcons don’t have the luxury of swooping down and snatching up lunch. So instead they dive bomb at speeds over 200 MPH, make a fist with their talons and just punch the shit out of whatever their hunting.