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TIL that hummingbirds are only native to the Americas.

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grPky TIL In 1867, Dina Sanichar was discovered by a group of hunters in India's Uttar Pradesh jungle, the 6-year-old was walking on all fours and was following a pack of wolves.
W70AA TIL in Castel Sant'Angelo, Hall of Cupid and Psyche was the bedroom of the apartment built by Pope Paul III Farnese in the 1540s. Here Psyche is the personification of the soul (Psyché means "soul" in Greek) and the tasks she underwent represent the path to spiritual elevation towards salvation.
xmmk TIL Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings died in a fiery car accident that resembled a ‘car cyber attack.’ Before he died, Hastings said that he was “onto a big story”, that he needed to “go off the radar”, and that the FBI might interview him.
Z8J5R Today I learned that chewing on peppercorns counteracts the over whelming feeling of getting too high. I accidentally ate a 425g edible thinking it was 150g. Peppercorns saved my ass.
R7daQ TIL that in the case of discovering aliens, we already have a representative who will handle all communication with them. Simonetta Di Pippo, is the current director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and is the designated person to act as an ambassador to extraterrestrials.