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Smart birds open and close garage door

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May 28, 2014 - 5:00 AM

The swallows nesting in an underground parkade could have been locked in when a set of doors was added.

But the birds learned how to get in and out by triggering the motion sensors that open the doors.

Also today on Trending Now, Hugh Jackman is on Late Night with Seth Myers to talk about the latest X-Men movie, T.J. Miller talks to Jimmy Kimmel about his hair and the failed TV shows he did before he ended up on HBO's "Silicon Valley," with prom season around the corner, Jimmy Fallon reads his favorite tweets with the hashtag #PromFail and Diane Keaton talks to Ellen about her love of kissing men.

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