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TIL when a bee dies near the hive, “undertaker bees” will carry its desiccated body at least 150 ft. away

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rRZg1 TIL the inspiration for Zorro was an early 1600s Irishman called William Lamport, referred to in Mexico as Don Guillén de Lampart. He was a bond-esque social chamelion, and at one point attempted to overthrow the Spanish Government with the support of many native, creole, and Black Mexicans.
oRRx8 TIL that the tallest building in Yukon, Canada is only 20 meters tall. Whitehorse, the largest city in Yukon, originally had a law that buildings could not exceed 20 meters, and no building has yet surpassed it.
p8No8 TIL that one of the Queen's corgis once mated with her sister's dachshund, creating the "Dorgi".
Z8BXv TIL about George Cassiday, the Man in the Green Hat. During Prohibition, Cassiday supplied alcohol to members of Congress, including those who voted for prohibition in the first place. After ten years, when the story broke, the public's outrage contributed the repeal of the 18th Amendment.
7bdL TIL the United States is obliged to go to war for 67 different countries should the situation arise, thanks to decades of complicated treaties.