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TIL having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking.

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ADEGn TIL that there is a species of ant that essentially use kamikaze tactics to protect their nest. When attacked, one or more workers will attach themselves to the attacker and explode their abdomen, thus releasing a toxic goo all over the attacker. These ants are aptly named Colobopsis Explodens.
6glZ TIL in Switzerland, it is illegal to keep just one guinea pig.
W7NKB TIL that wizards who ride dragons, control the weather, and go to a secret wizard school are a thing in Romanian folklore
GApWJ Today I Learned: Unique Species Of Ant Found Only In New York City
dO78 TIL that Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, was originally a scientist researching physical chemistry