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TIL gold on Earth came from colliding neutron stars

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D6Qj TIL that breeding Hummingbirds cluster around Hawks’ nests, and that Hummingbirds who breed closer to Hawks have a higher success rate than those who don’t because the Hawks protect the Hummingbird from animals which prey on the Hummers’ eggs.
X0rg6 TIL about the Apple Interactive Television Box. This was a set-top box that Apple test-marketed in 1994 and 1995 in the United States and Europe, but never released.
v18eL TIL the pistols used in the Hamilton v Burr duel (owned by Hamilton) were not equal. One was modified with a hair trigger, allowing one to shoot faster, with less pull.
oB5g8 TIL that Apollo astronauts may have found the oldest earth rock we know on the moon in 1971
LQwJP TIL A charity in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were anonymously donated by a member of the public. Each candy contained up to 300 times a normal dose of meth