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TIL: Parrots can make “electronic” noises like the Samsung Notification sound

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WB0Y TIL somebody played a pirated movie on a plane, only to find the lead actress in the seat next to him
BrdaK TIL of the "Stormtrooper Effect" to describe how the hero shoots more accurately as he becomes outnumbered or increasingly desperate. Meanwhile villains miss more shots as they outnumber the hero.
M7BXV TIL that Queen Victoria was the shortest of all British monarchs with height of only 1.52 m
5V5Lk TIL that the MTR, Hong Kong's public transit system, has a 99.9% on-time rate, meaning 999 out of 1,000 passengers arrive at their destination within 5 minutes of their scheduled time
R7d7l TIL of John Howard Griffin - a white journalist who darkened his skin and travelled the deep south in 1959 in order to experience life in those states as a black man