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TIL wildlife researchers around the world have caught deer on film eating birds, in some cases “actually eating living baby birds right out of the nests”

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78nab TIL that the University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire, having opened its doors to students in 1096
xV9gB TIL the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean trench on earth, has been found to be more polluted than some of the most polluted rivers in China. Plastic bags and other plastic waste have been found throughout the trench, often entangling sea life.
Oao4 TIL that “Gropecunt Lane” was once a common street name in England - indicating probable historical centres of prostitution.
Lavv TIL New Coke actually performed better than Classic Coke and Pepsi in taste tests. The new drink flopped anyway, apparently because Coca-Cola underestimated customers’ emotional attachment to the Classic Coke flavor, irrespective of which one performed better in a double-blind test.
QGRk Today I Learned Mick Jagger is a great grandfather, and also has a 15 year old son