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TIL that "Windfucker" Used to be a Common Term for Kestrels (Small Falcons)

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b6mRE TIL, there was a suggestion to resettle displaced Palestinians in Chile and Argentina.
NXbRe TIL tomato is both fruit and vegetable
8ekpP TIL after coming to the U.S as part of operation paperclip, Wernher Von Braun married his first cousin and moved to Alabama
XwQ6 TIL during WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical reasons to show their willingness to fight
0Kj1 TIL that Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres. (Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern)