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TIL male turkeys are more likely to attempt mating with a taxidermied female turkey head missing its body than a taxidermied female turkey body missing its head

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VMdMk TIL Hitler named his personal armoured train 'Amerika' (America) until 1943 when it's name was changed to Brandenburg.
VaVG TIL that US Government agencies (CIA, FBI, Naval Intelligence) have recruited the American Mafia multiple times in order to reach their goals. A couple examples are defending the New York harbor during WWII and attempts at assassinating Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.
pyM8 TIL: In 1971, Hunter S Thompson ran for Sheriff of Aspen. His campaign included replacing the streets with grass, allowing controlled drug sales, and renaming Aspen “Fat City”. His candidacy was so strong that the other two candidates colluded in order to stop him from winning.
0dQDy TIL that the controversial blue and white dress illusion was replicated by neuroscientists with socks and Crocs
0OQL TIL Tom Hanks was asked how he wanted Michael Conner Humphreys (Young Forrest) to speak so that there was continuity from young Forrest to grown up Forrest. Instead, Tom decided to imitate Humphreys’ thick Mississippi accent, and thus the iconic Gump accent was born.