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TIL there’s a pigeon contraceptive: a kind of ‘pigeon kibble’ you feed pigeons that cuts down on overpopulation. Apparently it’s worked well for businesses in Hawaii.

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wVV8 TIL Apple used ‘Carl Sagan’ as a codename for a computer in the 1990s. Carl Sagan sent Apple a cease-and-desist letter, and Apple changed the name to 'Butt-Head Astronomer’. Carl Sagan sued for libel and lost, and Apple changed the name to 'Lawyers are Wimps’.
pKve TIL flowers evolved after mammals.
YlOA TIL- The US actually has a shortage of qualified workers, not jobs.
Oo6Je TIL that Kung Fu, which is symbolic with China, actually originated in India in 1st millennium AD and it was introduced in China by the Buddhist monks who travelled there from India.
e0gaD TIL Halley's comet was depicted in the famous 11th century Bayeux Tapestry which recounts the story of Duke William the Bastard conquering England in 1066.