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TIL hummingbird nests are the smallest in the world. Most species of hummingbirds weave spider silk into the nest for structural support and to make it more elastic to accommodate the offspring as they grow. Often lichen will be attached to the outside of the nest for camouflage.

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W7LWo TIL that not a single engineer made it off the Titanic: they stayed and kept the power on so others could escape.
5YlgQ TIL of the "Blood Quran" a Quran that was written in the blood of Saddam Hussein. The book is a problem for Islamic scholars because they can't agree over what should be done with it. It's a sin to write the Quran in blood but it's also a sin to destroy copies of the Quran. They're stumped.
78Mdr TIL eggshell can withstand 285 times atmospheric pressure in water without breaking
D1Rke TIL: The original drummer of The Offspring became a medical doctor. During a malpractice lawsuit against him he saved a jurors life causing a mistrial by tainted jury pool
LWrd TIL only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists