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TIL that birds control the shape of their wings during flight using hook-shaped microstructures in their feathers to prevent them spreading too far apart. The detachment of the hooks is noisy, so ... (www.science.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Patient-Statement877 on 2024-09-08 01:10:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that birds control the shape of their wings during flight using hook-shaped microstructures in their feathers to prevent them spreading too far apart. The detachment of the hooks is noisy, so they are missing from silent fliers such as barn owls.

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TIL Charles de Gaulle was not told about the D-Day landings until 2 days before as the British and French leaders did not believe the French could keep the information secret. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EssexGuyUpNorth on 2024-09-07 22:10:52+00:00.

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TIL Heinrich Himmler's daughter, Gudrun Burwitz, never renounced Nazi ideology, spending most of her life defending her father's reputation. She died in 2018. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/dustofoblivion123 on 2024-09-07 21:54:12+00:00.

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TIL that Because American and British generals insisted The French unit that helped librate Paris would be all white, a white french unit had to be shipped in from Morocco, and was supplemented wi... (news.bbc.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/helderdude on 2024-09-07 20:41:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Because American and British generals insisted The French unit that helped librate Paris would be all white, a white french unit had to be shipped in from Morocco, and was supplemented with soldier from Spain and Portugal. Making it all white but not all French.

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TIL that the end of the northern part of the Pan-American Highway, (which extends all the way from Alaska to the tip of South America), abruptly ends in a nondescript residential neighborhood in Y... (trans-americas.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/CayoRon on 2024-09-07 20:55:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the end of the northern part of the Pan-American Highway, (which extends all the way from Alaska to the tip of South America), abruptly ends in a nondescript residential neighborhood in Yaviza, Panama, north of the Darien Gap.

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TIL newborn babies(both sexes) can lactate because of the mother’s hormones. It’s called neonatal milk or witch’s milk. (www.healthline.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ludmud on 2024-09-07 21:59:04+00:00.

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TIL Groundhog Day is scripted in advance: members of an "Inner Circle" decide ahead of time whether Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not, and they announce this decision at the ceremony wi... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/maniwithoutqualities on 2024-09-07 21:09:03+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Groundhog Day is scripted in advance: members of an "Inner Circle" decide ahead of time whether Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not, and they announce this decision at the ceremony without waiting to see if Phil returns to his burrow or not.

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TIL that the longest time between two twins being born is 90 days (www.guinnessworldrecords.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flirtyy-Sofiaaa on 2024-09-07 17:49:56+00:00.

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TIL Levitt & Sons was an industry leader in building mass-production housing. They sold for $90M in 1964 but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Olshansk on 2024-09-07 18:10:23+00:00.

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TIL that deep-sea mining for valuable minerals like nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements is being explored on the ocean floor, but the industry is controversial due to concerns that it could di... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MartianAndroidMiner on 2024-09-07 18:03:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that deep-sea mining for valuable minerals like nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements is being explored on the ocean floor, but the industry is controversial due to concerns that it could disrupt ecosystems.

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TIL if a watermelon is beginning to foam it has a chance of exploding. (www.today.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ox45Fan on 2024-09-07 17:00:14+00:00.

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TIL that, on being rejected by the only woman he ever proposed to, Lord William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness, took a vow of celibacy, allowing his noble titles to go extinct upon his deat... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Kurma-the-Turtle on 2024-09-07 17:44:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that, on being rejected by the only woman he ever proposed to, Lord William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness, took a vow of celibacy, allowing his noble titles to go extinct upon his death in 1995.

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TIL that penguins can drink saltwater thanks to a special gland near their eyes that filters out the salt. This allows them to survive in ocean environments without access to fresh water. (www.allaboutbirds.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PlayfulPoppyXX on 2024-09-07 16:06:12+00:00.

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TIL that from 1867 to 1974, various cities in the United States had laws prohibiting people deemed "unsightly" from being seen in public, retroactively being named "ugly laws". (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/The1cyone on 2024-09-07 16:05:18+00:00.

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TIL that the deepest mine in the world, Mponeng Gold Mine in South Africa, reaches over 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) below the Earth's surface. At such depths, temperatures can reach 60°C (140°F), req... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MartianAndroidMiner on 2024-09-07 18:05:50+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the deepest mine in the world, Mponeng Gold Mine in South Africa, reaches over 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) below the Earth's surface. At such depths, temperatures can reach 60°C (140°F), requiring advanced cooling systems to keep the miners safe.

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TIL Dennis Farina started acting at 44 (www.cbsnews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SvenRhapsody on 2024-09-07 17:49:50+00:00.

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TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.1... (jrul.libraries.rutgers.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Material-Raccoon-87 on 2024-09-07 17:13:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).

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TIL that during Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States, a Maoist American protested against him, calling him a "capitalist roader" (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Idk_Very_Much on 2024-09-07 15:56:55+00:00.

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TIL that NBA legend Bill Laimbeer played a Sleestak on Sid and Marty Krofft's 70s TV show Land of the Lost (wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/justabill71 on 2024-09-07 13:43:20+00:00.

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TIL the infamous coast-to-coast Cannonball Run challenge is named after Cannonball, the locomotive driven by Casey Jones when he fatally tried to make up a 75 minute delay and set a speed record f... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Brutal_Deluxe_ on 2024-09-07 14:12:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the infamous coast-to-coast Cannonball Run challenge is named after Cannonball, the locomotive driven by Casey Jones when he fatally tried to make up a 75 minute delay and set a speed record from Memphis TN to Canton MS

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TIL Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find (www.bbc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Classic_Car4776 on 2024-09-07 13:50:08+00:00.

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TIL that Michelle Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in US history. She is also the US ambassador to Belize. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Voyager_AU on 2024-09-07 13:48:24+00:00.

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TIL - Sydney has a suburb called "Dee Why" - It remains unclear why. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/toomanynamesaretook on 2024-09-07 12:35:44+00:00.

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TIL one In Four Animals Known To Science Is A Beetle (www.npr.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SeeNoWeevil_ on 2024-09-07 11:27:05+00:00.

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TIL after visiting Pyongyang in 1971, Romanian dictator Ceaușescu got obsessed to North Korean ideology and implemented it to his country. He was executed in 1989. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BadenBaden1981 on 2024-09-07 13:59:15+00:00.

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