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TIL Elephants are afraid of bees, so African farmers are putting beehives at the edge of their farms to keep elephants out

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eJLb TIL When Shirley Temple’s acting career fizzled out, she chose a second career in public service and became the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in 1969.
mxloP TIL All Fruit Loops taste the same regardless of color.
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