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TIL in 1976, Queen released a song whose lyrics were in Japanese as a thank you to their fans in the country

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grPl7 TIL meteors burn up when they enter the atmosphere is due to the air in front of it compresses incredibly quickly, causing drastic temperature rise.
mjwx TIL: The population of Germany is in decline; it has fallen by 2 million in the last decade
ANYMo TIL Honeybees use a waggle dance to tell others where to find food. The distance other bees must travel to the food source relates to the length of time it takes the bee to fly in one full circuit. The angle at which the bee flies in relation to the sun shows the direction of the food source.
PQ6O TIL execution by elephant was commonly used in South and Southeast Asia for centuries because, unlike the horse, the elephant has no qualms about killing humans, and can be trained in detail: told to make the death quick and merciful (crush the head) or prolonged and painful (tear limb from limb)
WkXp4 TIL that importing horses was banned in Iceland in 982 by the Vikings. The ban has never been lifted.