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TIL: That you can train honeybees to detect explosives

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lo9LK TIL that on December 23rd 1953 Lavrentiy Beria (Head of the U.S.S.R.'s N.K.V.D.) begged on his knees for mercy before being executed. His fate was similar to that of his predecessor, Nikolai Yezhov, whom Beria is rumored to have strangled.
9ZGB TIL there is a 9th century Germanic ‘bible’ which presents Jesus as a warrior-king.
ObvX TIL that Techno Viking sued, censored and bankrupted the producer of the original video that started the meme.
XZwR TIL In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the application of Eminent Domain to kick homeowners off of their property so private developers could build hotels, health clubs, and condos in New London, Connecticut. 8 years later, the abandoned property remains an overgrown, barren field.
nmMr TIL Rick Astley sung back up vocals on Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”