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TIL that the EPA has approved the use of beer hops to help save the bee population in the United States and stop Colony Collapse Disorder.

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v1R1r TIL that Dame Jocelyn Bell, a female astrophysicist who detected the first radio pulsar, acknowledged as one of the greatest astronomical discoveries of the 20th century, was overlooked for a Nobel Prize in 1974 and was named one of the Women of the Year in 2015.
15lV TIL the largest sand dune in North America is in….Idaho.
oB9xK TIL the U.S. version of Electric Light Orchestra’s debut album received its title accidentally. When the U.S. distributor tried to call the U.K. to learn the name of the album the secretary who called was unable to reach anyone. She wrote down "No answer" and that became the album title
M1VB TIL It is illegal to name a pig Napoleon in France. In the French version of Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” Napoleon the pig was called Cesar.
OoBl6 TIL squids have a brain shaped like a donut and their esophagus runs through it. If the squid eats something too big, it can result in severe brain damage.