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TIL there is a patron saint for hangovers, and her name is Bibina

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m1JVy TIL: The Inaccessible Island Rail (laterallus rogersi) has evolved to be the world’s smallest flightless bird on a remote island free from predators. The introduction of a few mating pairs of rats would likely decimate the rail’s population.
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