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TIL that the last time the US declared war was against Germany and its allies during World War 2

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E1ZEP TIL animals hover right around 1 billion heartbeats over the course of a lifetime except for humans and chickens who are just over 2 billion heartbeats.
6957W TIL: There is a system of units, Planck Units, for length, mass, time, and temperature based universal physical constants, such as the speed of light, rather than a choice of prototype object. It is mostly used in quantum mechanics.
pYaLG TIL that Mexico is the top producer of silver in the world, producing 5,600 metric tons in 2021.
1aPv4 TIL about Marina Raskova, the first woman in the Soviet Union to achieve the title of professional air navigator. She convinced Stalin to form three all-female combat regiments
x60gb TIL Babybel cheese held a competition for the best Babybel cheese wax sculpture last year. The winner won $1500 (Australian Dollars) for his sculpture "Three Cheeky Mice". Babybel recreated and displayed a giant version of the sculpture using 20,000 cheeses worth of wax.