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TIL the hummingbird is the only bird able to fly backwards

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oR9YR TIL that the phrase "Novus ordo seclorum" (New Order of the Ages) on the Great Seal of the United States originates from a work by the Roman poet Virgil
p8e18 TIL that actor Conrad Veidt played a man with a disfigured, permanently-smiling face in the 1928 film "The Man Who Laughs." His portrayal became the inspiration for the character of The Joker.
LQya0 TIL A woman once sued herself for the wrongful death of her husband. The district court threw out the suit saying that you can't sue yourself, but the case appealed to the supreme court who ruled that you can.
nebe7 TIL about City-Gods. In Folk Chinese Religion, adherents believe that when a city is founded, a local deity shall emerge in heaven & watch over that specific city & its people. These deities are usually deified historic local officials, or local spirits & Dragons living in nearby holy sites/rivers.
lokr TIL Inception was originally suppose to be a horror movie