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TIL that Bumblebees were originally called Humblebees until about the mid 20th Century.

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9VO6 TIL In 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to premiere a new song on the Internet. Over 10,000 CompuServe subscribers download the free track “Head First” within its first eight days of availability.
BgBNL TIL that in the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, there's a unique tradition involving women. When a family member passes away, the women may cut off a segment of one of their fingers to express their grief and symbolize the pain of their loss. This ritual is intended to appease the spirits.
9Y1VX TIL "University of Georgia researchers & colleagues from other universities have developed a jelly-like substance that may help catastrophic breaks knit together. Stem cells are the key ingredient in what the scientists call 'bone putty'" aka "Fracture Putty".
Egmlo TIL that composer Sebastian Plano created a musical album called Keynvor (the Cornish word for ocean) made entirely of ocean sounds from the cornish coast and piano. Each song is named a Lat/Long coordinate to the place where the ocean sounds were recorded. All proceeds went to ocean restoration.
GYRNN TIL a Navy Seal Lieutenant, Michael P. Murphy, along with a 4-man team were pinned down by nearly 100 Taliban Militants in a remote part of Afghanistan. Murphy made his way to a high-point in the mountains to successfully phone in reinforcements. He continued to fight for 2 hours until his death.