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TIL that a group of pandas is called an embarrassment

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R5nD9 TIL: The notable theory of evolution illustration is referred to as “The March of Progress” and was created by educator Ralph Zallinger in 1965.
16eB4 TIL that the population density of Manhattan is 40% lower now than it was back in 1910, when it reached its peak population of 2.2M, compared to its now-present population of 1.6M.
KOZw9 TIL hummingbirds consume between 3.14 - 7.6 calories per day and a human with similar metabolism would consume about 155,000 calories in a day.
QLWa TIL that Researchers have calculated that DNA has a 521 year half-life, meaning the oldest clone-able samples of DNA could be no more than 2 million years old, ruling out any possibility of ever replicating dinosaurs, as the youngest dinosaurs were around more than 65 million years ago.
6E1g7 TIL Shrek dominated the 2002 BAFTA Awards: it received 6 nominations including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy is the only actor to ever be nominated for a voice-over performance), and went to win the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the only animated movie to do so.