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TIL Charlie (from the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) was right. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 makes it illegal to own a hummingbird in the United States.

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8ad8Z TIL that 5000 years ago people in what is now Scotland carved intricate baseball sized stone balls in varied shapes and we don't know why.
kOrBW TIL that in 2006, Gnarls Barkley removed their hit single 'Crazy' from music stores after it remained at the top of the British charts for 9 weeks, so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it".
woAL6 TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the boiling, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.
mYJo TIL - A 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000ft and glided to a landing on a disused runway with NO loss of life
6vY8 TIL watches have been traditionally set to 10:10 in advertisements since the 20s