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TIL that Bumblebees are capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mount Everest!

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oBYvW TIL the full name of the country of Uruguay is "The Oriental Republic of Uruguay". Oriental meaning that the country lies to the east of the Uruguay River.
nWemP TIL that every nation’s passport is a shade of blue, red, green or black. There are no rules about the cover color, but most countries decided that the simple, dark hues looked the most official.
J1w5j TIL the founders of Adidas had been members of the Nazi party
D17Vv TIL that the coin-operated vending machine was invented about 2,000 years ago by Hero of Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in first-century Roman Egypt. Users inserted a coin, which fell onto a pan that was attached to a lever that opened a valve and dispensed holy water.
RGEw TIL that trial by combat may still be legal in much of the United States, having never been explicitly repealed.