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TIL Hummingbirds cannot walk or hop, they have evolved smaller feet to be lighter for more efficient flying

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95wm TIL the Roman calendar used to have ten months and that the word October means “8th month”, November means “9th month”, and December means “10th month.”
JA9l TIL that over 30 years ago Judas Priest was banned from Madison Square Garden after a rambunctious crowd threw firecrackers, M-80s, Cherry Bombs, beer bottles and ripped out over $250,000 worth of seating. The ban is still in effect.
E6kW TIL Drinking watermelon juice before a workout helps reduce muscle soreness.
PYmNe TIL In the song "Come and get your love" by Redbone, they're not singing "Hey!" in the chorus, but actually "Hail!".
o0DR TIL that billionaire Richard Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor academic student who only went to school until he was 16. On his last day there his headmaster told him he Would either end up in prison or become a millionaire.