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TIL of the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, a moth that bears remarkable resemblance to a hummingbird - even consuming nectar from the same type of flowers in the same manner. There is no genetic relationship between the two.

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0wJKv TIL that a member of the Nazi party is buried on the slope of the holy Mt. Zion in Jerusalem. Oskar Schindler is credited with saving over a thousand lives in his factories during the Holocaust.
Arbl TIL Ford released the ECOnetic line of cars in 2008 that average 65 MPG (US), and there are currently no plans to release it in the US.
AD1dB TIL that the US was so short on rubber during WWII that it imposed a speed limit of 35mph to preserve car tires. It was called the "Victory Speed Limit".
788EZ TIL that the 1993 film 'Sleepless in Seattle' inspired a real-life love story between a widower in Seattle who appeared on The Oprah Winfrey show and a Californian woman who responded through letters. They have been together for 28 years.
ne0Kb TIL about Dixie Square Mall, a mall that opened in 1966, but multiple incidents and crime increasing forced it to close down in 1978, and was left abandoned until 2012, when it was finally demolished.