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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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oBRao TIL about the Buer, known as the great president of hell. Only appearing when the sun is in Sagittarius, Buer goes about teaching natural and moral philosophy, herbology, and is particularly good at healing men of their illnesses.
GYpQ1 TIL during the Summer of 1858 London England dealt with "The Great Stink". A heat wave combined with an inadequate sewer system made the area reek of human waste for weeks. It lead to an overhaul of the sewer system that took 17 years to complete
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