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

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j6Mjv TIL that the most recent common ancestor of all current European monarchs lived in the 18th century
amyL TIL in 2000, a Wild Turkey whiskey storage facility caught fire, spilling 17,000 barrels of flaming whiskey into the surrounding woods, catching them ablaze. Twenty percent of the whiskey flowed into the Kentucky River, disrupting its oxygen supply, killing 228,000 fish along 66 miles of the river.
9oDp TIL in mid 2008, media outlets reported that Dr Pepper would offer a free can of Dr Pepper to everyone in the USA —excluding former Guns N’ Roses guitarists Buckethead and Slash— if the band released Chinese Democracy in 2008. They failed on their vow and were threatened litigation by Axl Rose.
1Nr4 TIL Ikea used East German political prisoners as slave labor
rNB9x TIL that Veronica Hamel, public defender Davenport in Hill Street Blues, was the model in the last ever tv cigarette ad in the United States.