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TIL in 2020 a bar-tailed godwit broke the "world record" for the longest flight by a bird, flying for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand, a distance of over 12,000 km or 7,500 miles.

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loWoA TIL: Charlie Chaplin was never an American citizen and was essentially exiled. During the McCarthy era, the FBI put him under surveillance, and a Mississippi congressman called for his deportation. The U.S. government then revoked his re-entry permit in 1952 as he traveled to England on vacation.
opKr TIL the Kurdish fighting group, Peshmerga, literally mean “He who faces death” and they often inspire kurdish youth through their bravery and fighting origins.
KO6jE TIL that Australia was once home to a flightless bird known as the Demon-Duck of Doom
6a6w TIL online shopping prices vary based on your browser/device and Apple product owners often pay more.
d8bmQ TIL that the USA and New Zealand are the only countries that allow to market prescription drugs directly to consumer.