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TIL that the smallest living bird is nary larger than a bee and weighs less than a single US penny

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arKA TIL the actor who played “Bane” Tom Hardy is a former drug and alcohol addict who now helps people that were once in his shoes.
MeJgb TIL about Rainbow Mountain, a holy site that sits 16,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes. In 2015, snowmelt revealed the rock’s unique mineralogy, which created a marbling effect, with layered hues of beautiful colors. It’s now a popular tourist trek from June-August.
D1VMY TIL that Forrest Fenn’s infamous treasure chest has been found.
LkmNv TIL that placebo (substance with no therapeutic value) is used not only in pharmacy to test drugs, but also in surgery to test the effect of intervention.It's called sham surgery, when surgical intervention omits the step thought to be therapeutically necessary. There was 53 sham surgery cases.
R78DQ TIL Basketball Player Tim Duncan was almost an Olympic level swimmer but had to quit due to Hurricane Hugo destroying his practice pool forcing him to practice in the Ocean, he quit soon after due to his fear of sharks