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TIL a luxury hotel in Cannes, France, has a team of 5 trained attack hawks that it uses to keep pesky seagulls from harassing its wealthy patrons in outside seating areas.

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Ypm8d TIL: Weightlifter Chua Koon Siong fainted for seven minutes after smashing his face with the barbell during his first lift at the 1981 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship. Still bleeding, he completed his remaining lifts and won the gold medal with a final lift of 137.5 kg.
9YNyB TIL Giuseppe Meazza, a soccer player, was sleeping when his game started against a top of the league team. After a few minutes, he was dragged from his bed without even washing his face, and went to the stadium. He scored two goals to win the game and was man of the match.
KOZo6 TIL Utqiaġvik (formerly known as Barrow), Alaska, saw its last sunset for 65 days Monday afternoon, The next sunrise will be Jan. 23 of 2020. the towns population is 4,000
Me8oW TIL that gold has its own E number, E175, and can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
gwoA TIL MIT engineers created a wearable vest that hooks to and e-book and can change the lighting, sound, temperature, chest tightness, and heart of the reader so they can experience what the character in the book is feeling.