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TIL hummingbirds consume between 3.14 - 7.6 calories per day and a human with similar metabolism would consume about 155,000 calories in a day.

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JYr6k TIL that the wheelchair symbol, known as the International Symbol of Access, is used to denote areas where access has been improved. It does not necessarily mean wheelchair-accessible.
4kmOR TIL of the Great Donor Show, a controversial reality TV show from 2007 where a terminally ill woman intended to donate a kidney to one of 25 participants. The show was staged, with the ultimate motive of increasing the amount of donors, a goal in which it succeeded. The show won an emmy
Jr4 TIL that Hannibal filled clay jars with poisonous snakes and had his soldiers throw them onto enemy ships during a naval battle to incite panic. He won.
0wBZM TIL of the Samaritan Revolts. Centuries after the Jewish Revolts, the Samaritans in fact became the majority demographic in the Holy Land and revolted against the Byzantines, resulting in nearly total annihilation and their modern obscurity.
E1kwW Til in the USA caviar was once so cheap it was served as a free side order with a beer