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Birds in pop culture
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Engineering students at Purdue University built a licking machine and found that it takes 364 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop, not three as Mr. Owl famously claimed. Potter In the Harry books, the starring wizard’s owl,
Hedwig, is female. But male snowy owls were used for the movie since they have a whiter appearance and weigh only 4 pounds—slightly less than female owls. 5 Five NFL teams are named after real and made-up birds: Eagles, Ravens, Cardinals, Falcons and Seahawks.
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After 57 years, Kellogg’s decided to give Toucan
Sam a controversial makeover. The Froot
Loops mascot is now more cartoonish and neon-colored. King Charles II believed England would fall if there were no ravens at the Tower of London. Today, seven are kept on the grounds.