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0wDkM TIl that woodpeckers will drill holes into the skulls of baby birds in order to consume their brains.
kXn7 TIL that Alan Turing, the pioneering computer scientist / cryptographer, and Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, worked together during WWII. They rarely agreed on anything.
l7EAa TIL in 2004, Microsoft sued a Canadian high schooler named 'Mike Rowe' over his domain name 'MikeRoweSoft.com'. He exchanged the domain for an Xbox and some additional compensation.
9Y8Km TIL during the 1930s as German anti-Semitism increased, there was a proposed plan to establish a Jewish colony 80% the size of modern Israel in outback Australia.
R5ROw TIL: Steve Jobs responded to an autograph request with a signed letter stating he doesn't write autographs.