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TIL that hummingbirds are only native to the Americas.

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NXXg1 Til that: In the Middle ages, the "shrew's fiddle" was used to punish people who were caught bickering. The "Double Fiddle" attached to two people together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.
ZEwv TIL that the first time the Japanese people heard the Emperors voice on radio was when he announced Japan’s surrender in WWII.
bWy7 Til that a vulcanized rubber object, like a truck tire, is literally a single giant molecule
Gk6J TIL Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall” was banned on this day in 1980 from South Africa because it had “become the anthem of a national strike of more than 10,000 "coloured” (mixed) students and their white supporters.“
paWG TIL Ringo Starr was reluctant to accept the role of the narrator on “Thomas & Friends” because he thought kids would be more interested in “dinosaurs with lasers.”