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TIL that of the approximately 10,000 bird species on Earth, the Hummingbird is the only one that can fly backwards.

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E1Ygx TIL among the thousands of men on the Normandy beaches on D-Day there was one single woman. Martha Gellhorn, a rogue war correspondent who stowed away in the toilet of a hospital ship and also happened to be the third wife of Ernest Hemingway.
ANBLa TIL that 12 year old girl Katelyn Thornley sneezed 12,000 times a day
oRNdA TIL. The Battle of Tanga also known as the battle of the bees, It is a failed attack on German East Africa by a british indian expeditionary force. The 98th infantry battalion were attacked by swarms of angry bees and broke up. The bees attacked both sides troops hence the name.
GAElJ TIL - in parts of the US, there’s a fundraising event called a “gun bash” where raffle tickets for guns are sold to raise money for children’s sports.
eReg TIL There’s a small town called Dinosaur, Colorado (USA). Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.