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TIL, The Macaw species that inspired the movie 'Rio' is now extinct in the wild

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AAwa TIL: If an ant is drunk, a fellow comrade will carry him back to the nest to sleep off the alcohol. (#16 on the list)
LQO80 TIL about Aurel Persu's car design. This car, implemented in 1922-1923, was shaped similar to a waterdrop and it had a drag coefficient of 0.28 (same as a modern Porsche Carrera)
VMWQk TIL the red ovenbird, the national bird of Argentina and Uruguay, collects mud and piles it on top of a tree branch while letting it slowly dry, like adobe construction.When completed, its characteristic dome-shaped nest bears a resemblance to an old-fashioned wood-fired oven, hence the bird's name.
neJYo TIL 536 was the worst year to be alive in the history of mankind
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