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TIL honeybees can recognize individual human faces.

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4kBw TIL each King in a deck of cards is based off a historical figurre
KOo66 TIL that the enteric nervous system (nervous system around gastrointestinal system) can act as the body's second brain and can work independently of the brain and spinal cord.
ZjYa TIL, that Tim Burton got 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts in ‘Charlie & The Chocolate Factory’ instead of using CGI
9wgQX TIL. About 10% percent of Union soldiers in the American civil war were under the age of 18. The official enlistment age was 18 but many lied about their ages to be able to fight. Some even ran away from home to do so.
9wYZD TIL The largest landowner in the world is the Catholic Church