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TIL that the lyre bird has so well developed vocal cords that he can imitate all kinds of sounds, including a photo shutter or a chain saw

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kJLne TIL about Jacques Hébert's public execution by guillotine in the French Revolution. To amuse the crowd, the executioners rigged the blade to stop inches from Hébert's neck. They did this three times before finally executing him.
R7gX4 TIL when a North Korean merchant vessel was attacked by Somali pirates, an American destroyer came to their aid. This event led to rare pro US statements from the North Korean media.
Nlgb TIL: There is a shortwave radio station in Russia called UVB-76 that constantly emits a buzzing noise but recently sent out a message saying “Command 135 Initiated”
4YGa TIL that on April 12, 1955, Edward R. Murrow asked Jonas Salk who owned the patent to the polio vaccine, his response was “Well, the people, I would say… There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
wObM TIL that the current unemployment rate in Greece is 27%. During the Great Depression, the US unemployment rate peaked at 24.9%.