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TIL that Bees become docile with smoke because it masks their communicating pheromones, rendering them quite literally confused

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Q8ad TIL that when Walter Tschinkel poured molten aluminium into ant nests, he got this.
ep5vk TIL Jason Brown, former NFL player, walked away from a 5-year, $37m deal to become a farmer. He maintains a 1,000-acre farm where he grows produce such as sweet potatoes and cucumbers. He donates these crops to local food pantries in need.
J198m TIL about the Gouzenko Affair,in which GRU Agent Igor Gouzenko,assigned to the Soviet embassy in Canada, attempted to defect in September 1945. Despite offering evidence of Soviet espionage in the west, several Canadian officials, including Prime Minister King were initially reluctant to accept him.
1aXKW TIL the melody of the national anthem for the German Empire, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz," was derived from the UK national anthem "God Save the King."
AD0Ew TIL The reason you can’t find canned broccoli, unlike most other vegetables, is because broccoli disintegrates into a pulp when cooked for periods of time above 200°F, and water boils at 212°F. The canning process cooks food once before and once after its canned. Broccoli would turn to mush.