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TIL that at the North Pole it is whatever time you say it is.

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OGO6a TIL that a tiny songbird called the Northern Wheatear (weighing only about 25 grams) migrates nearly 29,000 kilometers round trip each year, from Alaska to sub-Saharan Africa and back, making one of the longest known migrations relative to body size of any songbird
W7M8o TIL that at any given second there is a body-wide war being fought amongst germs in your body.
R59x9 TIL Rodin, the famed sculptor, didn’t actually sculpt in marble. He made sand models and his assistants, namely Camille Claudel, made the art we love.
Mn4W TIL Pepsi released a limited edition “Pepsi Perfect” soft drink that was used in “Back to the Future Part II” to commemorate the trilogy’s 30th anniversary. Only 6,500 bottles were produced costing $20.15 each. At Comic-Con they were given to people dressed as Marty McFly.
kJ6a7 TIL about the Barkley Marathon - a 55 mile race that retraces the path of escaped prisoner Jame Earl Ray (killed MLK). It has been run annually for over 30 years but only 15 entrants have ever finished.