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TIL Disney used to relieve stress by getting drunk and drawing pornos with Disney characters.

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b9yxN TIL Jeddah Tower, under construction, is set to be the world’s tallest building at 1km tall, roughly 172m(564ft) taller than Burj Khalifa
LkENp TIL bees can affect the electric charge of a flower, which tells other bees that the flower is currently out of nectar. The hairs on their body can sense the negative electric charge and lets them know they shouldn't waste their time stopping by.
9wKKG TIL the Pirahã tribe has a very unique culture and language. Among other unusual features, they appear to be the world’s only people who lack words for numbers or any concept of counting. They also have no past tense, no way of describing colors, and no concept of the ancient past or distant future.
p8k9N TIL in 1995 Hayao Miyazaki directed a cyberpunk shortfilm for a rock song after having writer's block. He purposely misinterpreted the lyrics to make the video cryptic to evoke creative interpretations among viewers. SciFi writers and magazines called it "the most perfect short science fantasy film"
M7MkB TIL female marmosets are more likely to commit infanticide when they're pregnant and getting close to giving birth to increase their own baby's odds of having a successful life