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TIL Ants can survive in a microwave: they find the coolest spot inside and keep still

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VBZ9Z TIL that the Quarrymen (the band that evolved into the Beatles) are still active as of 2025. Founded by John Lennon in 1956, multiple members would come and go before Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison founded their own group. In 1997, multiple original non-Beatles members reunited and still play.
R7JP4 TIL 95 percent of Mongols are lactose intolerant yet eat a diet that consists heavily of dairy products
P68e TIL nobody is sure how the academy awards came to be called “Oscars”
BAYx TIL That bootleg maple syrup is A. a real thing and B. serious business in Quebec
6e1W TIL that Approximately 25-30% of drinkers are resistant to hangover symptoms