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TIL that animals euthanized at shelters or animal control agencies have been sent to meat rendering facilities to be processed for use in cosmetics, fertilizer, gelatin, poultry feed, pharmaceuticals and pet food.

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yVy5a TIL that birds are now using anti-bird spikes to build their nests.
ADGOB TIL For every 200 million sperm in each human ejaculation, 2 million make it into the cervix, 1 million make it into the uterus, 10,000 make it to the top of the organ, 5,000 enter the uterotubal junction, 1000 enter the Fallopian tube, 200 reach the egg and only 1 enters the egg to fertilize it.
jN5va TIL that since comics were banned on the set of X-Men by Bryan Singer, Kevin Feige (a mere associate producer at the time) would slip Hugh Jackman some of his favorite Wolverine comics to help him learn more about the character
vPeZj TIL Walt Disney believed “Snow White” would be hard to sell. Knowing this, Walt gathered his team and performed a one-man show. He acted out the entire movie himself, mimicking the characteristics and voice of each of the characters. They were spellbound by the show. Production began shortly after.
KO4O6 TIL the only Pre-Colombian Native American Iron Age was caused by Japanese shipwrecks brought to the Pacific Northwest by the Kuroshio Current. By the time Europeans arrived, tribes had been creating iron tools and weapons for years.