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

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X8wP TIL in 1985 Freddy Mercury release an album dedicated to his cats, with liner notes: “..to my cat Jerry - also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany, and all the cat lovers across the universe - screw everybody else!”
1akkP TIL Amputees have reported having orgasms in their feet.
x6blB TIL that some members of the Sama-Banjau ethnic group intentionally rupture their ear drums at a young age in order to improve their ability to dive & hunt at sea. This allows them to dive for extended periods of time between varying depths without worrying about pain from water pressure changes
Wkeb9 TIL the RULE in Ja Rule stands for "Represents Unconditional Love's Existence."
MlxK TIL the Futurama theme song is a remix of the song Psyche Rock by Pierre Henry from 1967