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TIL Paper Wasps can learn and recognize faces of other Paper Wasps, making them one of the few lifeforms with the ability of facial recognition.

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o4eY TIL slot machines have pictures of various fruits because they used to dispense various flavors of gum instead of coins.
ep7k TIL The US’s teen pregnancy rate is not only the highest in the world, but also 16 times higher then the country directly below it (Poland).
nWlkP Today I learned that the first proponent of modern anarchism, William Godwin, is also the father of Frankenstein author Mary Shelly.
loWY1 TIL Fleetwood Mac has released two self-titled, non-numbered albums in their career. In order to tell them apart, fans often call the later one "The White Album".
5WR9 TIL That Steve Irwin was offered a state funeral following his death, however his dad rejected the government’s offer citing that Steve would have wanted to have been remembered as “an ordinary bloke”.