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TIL that in 1966 a 26yr old man successfully fasted for 382 days and lost 276lbs

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D1xMg TIL After crashing during the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna's excuse was that the "wall must have moved". Nobody believed him, until he insisted it was checked. The wall had moved less than half an inch nearer the track as a result of an earlier crash.
VBKbk TIL in 2012 two drunk tourists stole a penguin named Dirk from an aquarium after they broke into the SeaWorld in Queensland, Australia. The next day they released him into a canal but were spotted by locals, who reported them. Both were fined £637.
GYG0G TIL Blackbirding is the coercion of people through deception and/or kidnapping to work as unpaid or poorly paid labourers in countries distant to their native land. The practice continues to the present day, often forcing indigenous peoples in Central America to work as plantation labourers.
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x6oaB TIL of the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, a moth that bears remarkable resemblance to a hummingbird - even consuming nectar from the same type of flowers in the same manner. There is no genetic relationship between the two.