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1. dassauerkraut (dassauerkraut@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 14:46:43 JST dassauerkraut

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   • Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 14:46:44 JST Today I learned

     TIL the rufous treepie, a bird in the raven family, has learned to steal lit candles from a temple in India. The candles use clarified butter for fuel so the treepies fly inside, grab one and fly away. Then they remove the wick and extinguish it before eating it and the butter.

     https://blog.nature.org/2020/04/15/birds-that-carry-lit-candles-the-importance-of-avian-inno…
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     https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/17cu7qp/til_the_rufous_treepie_a_bird_in_the_raven_family/

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