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

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OMaY TIL the parachutes of mars rovers are being sterilized to prevent life from earth “hitchhikes” to mars, making it impossible to distinguish from possible microbes on mars.
QJYa TIL that a blood-red slurry of two-million year old microbes is pouring out of an Antarctic Glacier
544Q TIL while filming the movie disaster Ishtar, the animal trainer needed to find a blue-eyed camel. He found the perfect one at the first dealer but decided to shop around. Realizing how rare blue-eyed camels are, he returned to the first trader, who had since eaten the camel.
VAOZ TIL That Neither France nor Morocco were the first countries to acknowledge U.S Sovereignty, in reality, the Danish and Dutch were the first, saluting American ships in the West Indies in 1776.
6a7w TIL that Kangaroos don’t Fart or Burp. Instead, the methane is converted into acetate, which is used to further generate energy