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TIL A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink.

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woGjM TIL about Kursi Nashin, a certificate that was given to Indians by the British government from 1887 till India's independence. During the British rule, Indians were not allowed to sit on a chair in any government office. Only those who earned this certificate were allowed to sit on a chair.
XGVR TIL that one of the first franchise restaurants is the Chicken in the Rough restaurant chain which started in the 1930s. There are still four left
XpB8 TIL Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop ‘backpacks’ of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
16Qor TIL that Albert Camus was strongly supportive of the anarchist movement
lD4B TIL The only character to appear, played by the same actor, in 10 different series is Richard Belzer’s Detective John Munch. He has appeared as this character in crossover shows ranging from X-Files to Arrested Development. His character has even been on five different TV networks.