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

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kOboe TIL the word “loot” came from Hindi and Sanskrit on India during colonial times until England adopted it into the English language
l7pr5 TIL that this is what your neurons look like when you learn something new
jVAp TIL In 1995, House Democrats defeated a Republican bill for a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits
v191x TIL geese are sometimes used instead of guard dogs. They have excellent eyesight, are very territorial, and can discern unusual people or sounds.
p8oAp TIL that there's a cave in Romania that had been sealed off from the outside world for 5.5 million years and scientists have discovered dozens of unique lifeforms thriving in the poisonous gases and water.