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TIL that Hummingbirds are the only known species of bird that can fly backwards

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ANkPn TIL A Ship owned by JP Morgan Chase seized in $1.3 billion cocaine in 2019.
QJ0Q9 TIL about the '91 Louisiana governor's race, which pitted corrupt Democrat Edwin Edwards against former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke. Voters were urged to "vote for the lizard, not the wizard." Duke lost by only 11% despite near-total denouncement by the Republican party, including President Bush.
ADe0x TIL that after Booth assassinated Lincoln by shooting him the back of the head, the largest manhunt in US history, involving thousands of troops and countless civilians, tracked him down to a barn. As he attempted escape, Sergeant Boston Corbett killed Booth by shooting him in the back of the head.
b96Zj TIL that Saddam Hussein was shown the film "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" while on trial for crimes against humanity as a form of torture.
7rA5r TIL of Vedius Pollio, famous for feeding his slaves to eels. When Emperor Augustus witnessed an attempt, over a slave breaking glass, he had the slave freed and all of Pollio's glasses broken as punishment. He would go on to demolish Pollio's house for the incident.