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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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AAv7 TIL that two men in Louisiana (Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace) have been held in solitary confinement for the last 40 years.
6EL9w TIL that a pregnant woman in Britain can pee anywhere she wants, even in a officer’s helmet.
bRe7 TIL Although allied with Japan, Hitler had planned to go in war against the “Yellow People” of Asia in an ultimate showdown (WWIII?) between Nazis and the Japanese Empire to see who would truly dominate the world after an Axis Victory.
Bg01b TIL that some UPS trucks use the headlights from the Oldsmobile Alero
x6lpw TIL that James Dean's emotional performance in East Eden was improvised. He was supposed to only walk away in distress but James instinctively embraced his character's father. Raymond Massey who was playing the father's part, was too surprised that he could only respond "Cal! Cal!"