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TIL Sean Connery placed third in the 1950 Mr. Universe contest

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8exeL TIL that hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward. They are also the only birds capable of hovering in the air for an extended period.
78dpP TIL South America has its own “EU”: Mercosur, a customs union of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia (Venezuela suspended), with ~295M people and a residency pact that lets citizens live and work across members.
Ng5Q TIL, the youngest soldier to be killed in action in the Vietnam War, Dan Bullock was 15 years old
kOLO5 TIL that colour photography has existed as far back as the 1850s
Y5ZZ TIL Foreign diplomats who rent property in the U.S. cannot be legally obligated to pay the rent, and the landlords are forbidden from entering the property at all. Some diplomatic missions have run up $1 million in back rent.