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TIL the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

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oB8Pr TIL transposed ("flipped") numbers are always perfectly divisible by 9. If you do not get an expected result when adding up a column of numbers, divide the total by 9. If you get a round number, you've likely transposed numbers in an entry.
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