A raven has seventeen pinion feathers (the large feathers at the end of the wing). A crow has sixteen pinion feathers. Therefore, the difference between a crow and a raven is only a matter of a pinion.
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Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Leif Erikson, and Francisco Pizarro all got together for their weekly poker game, but none of them could beat the Straights of Magellan.
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Everyone knows about William Tell’s accomplishments as an archer. However, historians have recently learned that in addition to archery, Tell also excelled at bowling, a sport he participated in regularly with his wife and children. Sadly, all the league records have been lost, so we’ll never know for whom the Tells bowled.
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June 25, 2026Share this: