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TIL that scientists believe mushrooms may save bees from colony collapse disorder.

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XEnnj TIL that Jack Kevorkian, a major proponent of euthanasia who assisted in the medically-induced deaths of up to 130 people released a full-length Jazz album in which he played the flute.
7rjwb TIL humane ways of killing squirrels in California include drowning, freezing and bludgeoning with a hammer.
epjbn TIL that 4y ago today an Italian tank "battled" and won over 24 chickens in the so called "Battle of Cellina". This name was given to a tragic accident where a military tank mistakenly fired a 105mm bullet over a poultry farm, killing 12 (chickens).
j6rZM TIL that the Bible never mentions the forbidden fruit was an apple
rR5AW TIL that Buddha statues often depict elongated earlobes to show that Siddartha Gautama’s earlobes were once weighed down heavy, valuable earnings. He gave up his wealth but the earlobes stayed elongated