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TIL that some species of Hummingbirds can travel 385 miles on a single gram of fat.

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nWNa7 TIL that there is a plan in place to re-fill the Great Salt Lake with water from the Pacific Ocean
N8Bb TIL at the Edinburgh Zoo there is a voluntary daily penguin parade, which sometimes gets cancelled if the penguins do not wish to go out that day.
6EvPJ TIL Americans are now tipping more money, and for more services, than ever before. It’s a phenomenon called “Tip Creep” where social pressure encourages tipping for counter-service interactions where a tip was previously never given.