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TIL that Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate with the flower. While the bee gets nothing but a wasted effort, the orchid transfers some of its pollen to the bee

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QJ77X TIL in 2005, the US introduced a new $1 coin that you could buy and have shipped for free. people took advantage of this by buying them with a credit card then immediately using the coins to pay their bill to get free airline miles. one man abused this so much that he earned 4 million airline miles
rNAaw TIL the state of Texas keeps a database of over 500 executed inmate's last words going back to the 1980's
opnA TIL that after Kanye’s interruption of Taylor Swifts acceptance speech, Comedy Central played a South Park episode mocking Kanye’s ego, four times in a row, back to back.
QJlV9 TIL that in 2005, Eric James Torpy, was convicted of shooting with intent to kill and robbery. He asked that his sentence be changed from 30 years' imprisonment to 33 so that it would match Larry Bird's jersey number. His request was granted.
WkDKL TIL that the Japanese band B'z - virtually unknown outside their home country - has more certified album sales than Britney Spears, Guns N' Roses, Prince, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Cher, David Bowie and many others.