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TIL Hawaii has an endemic Hawk | The Hawaiian hawk or ʻio (Buteo solitarius) is a raptor in the genus Buteo endemic to Hawaii, Currently restricted to the Big Island. The ʻio is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaii, the other being the pueo

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ABRd TIL there are sea wolves that live on the coast of British Columbia. They comb the beach for barnacles, herring roe, and beached whales, and some will even even eat salmon. Most of these wolves have never even seen a deer.
R7PPa TIL It is considered bad luck to say the word "Macbeth" in a theater production, which is why production's refer to it as "The Scottish Play"
QlVM TIL: John Cleese’s father’s surname was Cheese. Cleese grew up 10 miles from Cheddar and his best friend at school was called Barney Butter.
BdNd TIL that there is a “three generations of punishment” sentence in North Korea. This means a person would be sent to the camp along with that person’s entire family and two subsequent generations of family members would be born in prison and live their entire lives there.
GAkY7 TIL That a carbon dioxide bubble in Lake Nyos killed 1,800 people, including livestock and flies. ‘“There were no flies on the dead”; the flies were dead too.’