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TIL Elephants have a specific call to warn the herd of the presence of angry bees

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Br8wD TIL some lawmakers want to change Kazakhstan's name. The most recent suggestion was "Kazakh Republic" (Kazakhstan's original name) for the upcoming 100th anniversary of independence. They argue "stan" countries get confused and the change would create a unique identity for foreign interest.
MDXA TIL that President Roosevelt introduced a tax rate of 79%, but the threshold was so high that it was only paid by John D. Rockefeller
5r6P TIL Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa is home to 2,200 species of plant - more than the entire United Kingdom
E1JrV TIL that Ira Einhorn, a Harvard University teaching fellow and environmental activist who claimed to have been instrumental in organizing the first Earth Day, murdered his ex-girlfriend in 1977 before fleeing to France. By abusing various legal loopholes, he managed to escape prison until 2002.
wLOpW TIL French Canadian Private Leo Major single-handedly liberated the entire city of Zwolle from German occupation in WWII - and in one night.