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TIL about a banned French dish that involves consuming a small bird, called an Ortolan Bunting, whole, bones and all. It's been outlawed due to the species almost becoming extinct, and the controversy of preparing the bird. The bird is force-fed millet to fatten it up and then drowned in Armagnac

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YpnDW TIL that there are over 3 million "geocaches" worldwide. Small containers holding trinkets and a note that players find using Geocaching Apps or GPS devices. But you must avoid uncovering them in front of the "Muggles" People who are unaware of geocaching and may disturbed the hidden cache.
gMvxA TIL that 6,000 years ago, extensive copper mining operations in North America polluted the Great Lakes region. Isle Royale, a national park found in the State of Michigan, features high levels of copper, lead, and potassium in the ancient sediments.
xV5Mk TIL that along with making AK-47s, Kalashnikov is now starting to make electric cars
ADPed TIL in "Goodfellas", Robert DeNiro learned details about the real Jimmy Burke. He found that Jimmy loved ketchup, and how he poured it-because dispensing ketchup out of a glass bottle was a common problem then. The "spin" technique is what he used in the film, the way the real Jimmy did.
v1v0x TIL Ohio Issues Bright Yellow Licence Plates to Shame DUI Offenders