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TIL that Mike Tyson had a series on Animal Planet in 2001 about the world of competitive pigeon racing.

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loYk1 TIL Ed Currie, Creator of the Carolina Reaper (the world's hottest pepper), Donates Half of His Pepper Harvest to Cancer Research as Capsicum Has Proven to Kill Cancer Cells
d1MK TIL The Ancient One, AKA Kennewick Man, was buried on February 21, 2017 after a 20 year argument about his origin. In 2015, DNA testing proved the 9000 year old male was related to neighboring Native Americans and was not Caucasian.
a8080 TIL Eleanor Roosevelt held her own press conferences where only female journalists were allowed. This ensured they kept their jobs during Depression-era layoffs, earning a steady income & professional status.
9wLMr TIL about "Wicked Problems" which is a term in social policy that It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single solution to the problem; and "wicked" denotes resistance to resolution, rather than evil.
LkYOp TIL that crocodiles but not alligators are capable of skin color change