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TIL undertaker bees exist

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m1mxO TIL that the United States Secretary of War John Armstrong Jr, was so completely sure that Britain would not take Washington during the War of 1812, that he didn’t even try to stop them, when they did.
ANJPl TIL About "commotio cordis" a heart failure that occurs if you get hit in the chest at just the right time, causing a disturbance in the electrical impulses. It directly affects your heart rhythm and in most cases kill with a 3 minute window to treat.
B6xk TIL Michael Jordan returned to the NBA in 2001 and pledged to donate his salary to the relief efforts for the victims of 9/11
OGxe7 TIL of Penelope a platypus known for faking a pregnancy and escaping Bronx Zoo
QJVoa TIL that North Koreans are especially proud of Kim Jong Il for his "inventions". One of them is the Gogigyeopbbang or double breaded meat, which is essentially a hamburger.