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TIL the world record for fastest, most drastic temperature change is 49 degrees Fahrenheit in two minutes.

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D6Qj TIL that breeding Hummingbirds cluster around Hawks’ nests, and that Hummingbirds who breed closer to Hawks have a higher success rate than those who don’t because the Hawks protect the Hummingbird from animals which prey on the Hummers’ eggs.
jNEga TIL the classic 1970 war movie Kelly's Heroes was based on an actual robbery of the Nazi gold reserves by a syndicate of US and German servicemen in 1945. It was covered up by the US and Germany and only two gold bars found in 1996 have been recovered worth about $1m at today's prices.
1aalr TIL there is a theme park in China called Dwarf Kingdom where the main attraction is all the entertainment employees are of short stature
grVQL TIL the average American loses 408 days of their life commuting to and from work
9YeOQ TIL about Pataphysics, a “philosophy” of science that “examines imaginary phenomena that exist in a world beyond metaphysics”. The College of Pataphysics in Paris is permanently headed by Dr. Faustroll, a fictional character, and their Vice-Curator position was previously held by a crocodile.