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TIL that the United States, and not Saudi Arabia or Russia, is the largest oil producer in the world

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YQgv TIL the Alpine swift can stay in flight for over 6 months without landing once.
eK9b TIL that in 1875 a swarm of locusts 1800 miles long and 110 miles wide swarmed through the western U.S., causing $200M in crop damage. At 12.5 trillion insects, it was the largest concentration of animals ever seen. Less than 30 years later the species had vanished, and was declared extinct in 1902.
prZN TIL that, in 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave free license to all other car manufacturers to use it.
Ax0a TIL defectors think North Korean soldiers have almost no chance of winning a war with South Korea
wLEDW TIL: Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated where most animals (including humans) would die of dehydration