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TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird flies non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico as part of its spring migration and has a VO2 max that is about 10 times higher than elite human athletes.

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ZKR TIL A North Korean agent hijacked a plane and landed in North Korea. North Korea hasn’t returned 11 of the members of that flight.
QleM TIL Will Smith turned down the role of Django in Django Unchained because it “wasn’t the lead” .
9YaQX TIL Ireland has the highest concentration of redheads per capita in the world, at 10%. The global average is 1-2%.
oBMLY TIL there are only 25 blimps.
v1QyK TIL in the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, which in its lyrics claim 40,000 men and women die every day, is a very low estimate - in 1976 when the song was released, it was over 100,000 more than that daily.