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TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.

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XBRk TIL a Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WWII returned 20 years later to present his family’s 400-year-old sword as a symbol of regret. His daughter later said, if he had received a hostile reaction, he would’ve used the sword to perform a ritual suicide by disembowelment instead.
8axm4 TIL that Zog I of Albania reportedly had 600 blood feuds declared against him, survived 55 assassination attempts, and was helped to escape Nazi-occupied France by Ian Fleming (the creator of James Bond).
D1kRP TIL Wu-tangs C.R.E.A.M. is “cash RULES...” not “cash MOVES...”. Which lead to my understanding of the song’s name (abbreviation) C.R.E.A.M.
w6QW TIL the dark history of bananas. In an effort to preserve “United Fruit Company’s” monopoly on bananas, the U.S. Government removed the democratically elected president of Guatemala in secret by faking a radio station that reported a fake military invasion of Guatemala.
edQL TIL that someone survived a cardiac arrest and 2 hours and 45 min of CPR thanks to the help of bystanders and an automatic chest-compression system.