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TIL the Toilet Snorkel aka. "Fresh Air Breathing Device" was meant to improve fire safety in the 80s.

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J1dr4 TIL that the first bees emerged over 120 million years ago, surviving the dinasour wipe out. It is revealed in a recent study in Current Biology. Surprisingly, bees diversified and spread much faster than previously believed.
jOvR TIL In Sept 1917, German pilot Werner Voss chose to attack 7 British aces, despite being outnumbered 7 to 1. He managed to dogfight for 10 minutes and score hits against every plane before being killed. He was 19.
X05WD TIL that a study in 1976 concluded that there is between 20-60mg of protein per ml in Semen.
R58E6 TIL that Peter Cushing gained worldwide fame for his roles as Baron von Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in 11 Frankenstein and Dracula films prior to his famous role as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars in 1977. Cushing also depicted Dr. Who in Dr Who and the Daleks.
4XGZR TIL that Beverly Hills, California is named after Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, which was named after the town Beverley in Yorkshire England, which came from the name "Beverlac" in the 10th century, meaning "beaver lake," because of all the beavers in the nearby river.