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TIL squirrels are opportunistic predators, and will eat birds

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vgeD TIL that if a commercial airplane sits delayed on the tarmac for more than 3 hours, the FAA will fine the airline $27,500 per passenger. For larger planes, the total can be upwards of $10 million for the single flight.
LkD6p TIL the current chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, intentionally plays non-book "inaccuracies" during opening (moves he knows aren't the best) to force the game into a non-book position ASAP so his opponents will have to think for themselves instead of going by memorised opening theory
mo0E TIL that some species of bamboo can grow about 3 ft (91 cm) in a single day.
b9M1E TIL Tongan custom dictates that one should not imitate the actions of persons one is honoring, so at Elisabeth II's coronation; the Queen of Tonga rode her carriage in the pouring rain refusing to pull the hood up as Elisabeth did.
N7vNE TIL that Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War II