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TIL Hummingbirds get their iridescent colors from microscopic "air-filled pancakes" in their feathers.

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GA1eN TIL the modern gas container, the jerry can, was invented in 1937 Germany. In the start of WWII, the UK used leaky, flimsy tin containers called "flimsies" but soon captured jerry cans and the Allies started copying the German design
Q0xa TIL When a contestant leaves Hell’s Kitchen, they are taken for a psychiatric evaluation and then go to a house where they are pampered.
Z8J0G TIL that Einstein actually had good grades in school, with the highest scores in his A-levels for algebra, geometry, descriptive geometry, history and physics. His reputation for being bad at school comes from his dislike of school authority, leading to clashes with teachers.
PmDG TIL that writing was likely only invented from scratch three times in history: in the Middle East, China, and Central America. All other alphabets and writing systems were either derived from or inspired by the the others, or were too incomplete to fully express the spoken language.
D1gXr TIL: Chris Farley was Originally The Voice of Shrek and had recorded 85% of his lines before he passed away.