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TIL Hummingbirds build their nests with dandelion seeds and spiderweb.

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yQ6mX TIL Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, and producer "Bumps" Blackwell were all in the same band in Seattle, and they played with artists including Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway.
vPegK TIL When (Anheuser-Busch chairman) Gussie Busch purchased the St. Louis Cardinals, he attempted to name their ballpark "Budweiser Stadium" and was denied due to baseball's alcohol advertising rules. In response, he named it "Busch Stadium" and launched the first Busch branded beer two years later.
XEb1Q TIl the 1989 teen fantasy comedy "Teen Witch" was originally pitched as the female version of "Teen Wolf"
WOB8 TIL There is a government website that lets you calculate if solar energy makes sense for your home.
Jvxv TIL ancient Persians would drink to excess after making an important decision and know that the decision was sound if they still felt the same way about it when intoxicated.