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TIL that Hummingbirds have such a high metabolism that they are always hours away from starving to death

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kOA07 TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.
5Y8wp TIL that Weird Al wrote “The Saga Begins” based on internet spoilers of plot details as he was denied an early screening from LucasFilms of Star Wars Episode 1. He eventually saw the film during a pre-screening and the lyrics he wrote were so accurate, he only made minor changes afterwards.
wyrM TIL that the movie “Borat” was a huge hit in Israel, in part because Borat’s “Kazakh” lines were all actually in Hebrew
4yeX TIL Jackie Chan is a staunch defender of the Chinese Communist Party and thinks the US is the most corrupt country in the world.
PR5g TIL that many male spiders tie up the legs of females with silk in a preemptive attempt to avoid being eaten by her during or after sex.