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TIL that lotuses are basically night clubs for beetles because they are able to keep their flowers at a constant 30-35°C even during cold nights. Beetles trapped “when the petals on these bowl-shaped blooms closed up for the night were indeed very active, spending the night mating and feeding”.

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Eg4Zx TIL there are so many Thai restaurants in the USA because the Thai government paid for them.
GN61 TIL that freeze-dried ice cream only made one mission to space. In 1968 it had it’s first and only use in space during the Apollo 7 mission.
eYP5 TIL the Aztecs had penalties for being drunk which ranged from head-shaving to the death penalty.
e6Ng TIL Will Ferrell completed the Boston Marathon in 2003 and fulfilled both of his goals: Finish in under 4 hours, and beat the guy dressed as Elvis.
J1KkV TIL that after attending a Queen concert in LA, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury that the band should release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single. After doing so, the song became a worldwide hit, spending 15 weeks in the Billboard Top 10, and is Queen’s bestselling single to date.