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TIL polyester underpants can cause temporal infertillity in men and is an effective contraceptive

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OGlxg TIL over 96% species of bees worldwide produce little to no honey at all and over 92% do not produce beehives.
PYgmn TIL that on 5th May 1945, 5 days after Hitler's suicide, American and German soldiers fought together against the Nazi SS to free prominent French prisoners of war from Itter Castle. It is believed to be the only battle in the war in which Americans and Germans fought together as allies.
N7BZb TIL that a party boat carrying about sixty men and women once capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed over to one side of the boat when the boat passed a nude beach.
nNnd TIL Steve Buscemi was a New York City fire fighter from 1980 to 1984. After the events of 9/11, he showed up in NYC to volunteer, working twelve-hour shifts for a week, and digging through rubble with his old comrades looking for missing firefighters.
4Xw7w TIL that Celestial Seasonings, known for their SleepyTime Tea, were ran by a cult who believed that Adam and Eve were aliens meant to eradicate the inferior races.