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TIL Duct Tape was used during the Vietnam War to repair helicopter rotor blades.

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yd7v TIL a species of Indonesian parrot called Goffin’s cockatoo can solve complex mechanical puzzles
dDNEj TIL that when Amedeo Modigliani died of tuberculosis, his companion Jeanne Hébuterne threw herself out of the fifth-floor apartment window before dawn on the day of Modigliani’s funeral. She was 21 years old and eight months pregnant with their second child.
P1jQL TIL that Israel and Argentina are the only countries where McDonald’s grills their hamburgers over charcoal instead of using a flat-top griddle.
woww1 TIL: Historian Herodotus described a hairy fox-sized “ant” in Asia that dug up gold from the earth, which would be collected by locals. This was likely the Himalayan marmot, which often makes its burrows in gold-rich soil. Tribal peoples of Pakistan have collected the gold for generations.
oxRK Til Ben Franklin never wanted the wild turkey as the symbol of America, it was a satirical statement in a personal letter.