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TIL Killer bees or Africanized bees were created by humans cross breeding bees in the search for more efficient honey production

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YpOrx TIL of Schlitzie, who had the mind of a 3 year old due to birth defects - started as a circus side-show freak, became a film actor, and then was adopted by an on-set chimpanzee trainer
ZW9a TIL: the reason cats and snakes have vertical pupils is because it increases their depth perception while hunting at night while prey animals such as sheep have horizontal pupils so that they may have a panoramic view of their surroundings to watch for predators
9wrrp TIL that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn
ADWy4 TIL that Theranos employee Ian Gibbons killed himself to avoid being deposed and fired for disclosing company's false claims. His wife called the CEO to report his death but instead received an email from a Theranos lawyer requesting she immediately return the company laptop.
xnYB TIL Scatman John’s 1994 hit came after a long jazz piano career, non-vocal due to a debilitating stutter. He later saw scatting as purposeful stuttering to be used w/ his lyrics to remove shame. He went on to hit #1 in 14 countries, 32 Platinum & Golds, & break world records for music sales @53 y.o.