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TIL Cuba and Venezuela were the first countries to offer assistance after Hurricane Katrina.

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8eEk4 TIL The zeptosecond is the shortest unit of time ever measured
e0eeg TIL that Michael Jordan didn’t actually have the flu during his infamous “Flu Game” in the 1997 NBA Finals vs. the Jazz. Rather, it is believed that his late night pizza was poisoned by the pizza delivery guy. Jordan went on to play 44 minutes and score 38 pts to get the win.
QDee TIL a German soldier during WW2 called Werner Goldberg was branded “The Ideal German Soldier” because of his physical appearance. Ironically he was half Jewish.
QJxJ6 TIL that hummingbirds build nests near and below hawk nests because their predators are scared of the hawks and tend to avoid hawk nests. Survival rates are higher for eggs laid in a cone-shaped area near/below hawk nests
BrjK TIL that Google Earth was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole, Inc., a company who were partially funded by the CIA via venture capital firm In-Q-Tel that invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the CIA equipped with the latest in information technology.