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TIL there’s a kind of hummingbird called a shining sunbeam

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RDJ9 TIL that April 8th is Draw A Bird Day. It is observed to honor a 10 year old girl who was killed in 1946
VBO7Z TIL that the traditional boundaries of "Tornado Alley," typically associated with states like Oklahoma and Kansas, are shifting eastward. Recent studies suggest an increase in tornado activity in the Southeastern United States, encompassing states like Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
v164D TIL of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, Dutch students who died mysteriously in the jungles of Panama in 2014. Some belongings were found, bone fragments, a foot still inside a boot, and one of their cameras with over 500 photos.
N7vdN TIL a man named Walter Arnold was the first ever to receive a speeding ticket, traveling at 8mph; 6mph over the posted speed limit.
awrKN TIL The Buddha recommended eating rice porridge, saying "There are these five benefits in rice porridge. What five? It stills hunger, dispels thirst, settles wind, cleans out the bladder, and promotes the digestion of the remnants of undigested food. These are the five benefits of rice porridge."