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TIL queen bees continues to mate until she collects more than 70 million sperm from multiple males.

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vow4 TIL of Jack the Stripper, Britain’s third most prolific serial killer, who has never been caught and undressed all of his victims after asphyxiating them
X0mPj TIL a 2018 study concluded the mortality risk for characters in Game of Thrones was high after finding that more than half of the important characters died (186/330 - 56.4%) by the end of Season 7. The chances of a character dying within the first hour that they appear was about 14%.
rwJ0 TIL Marilyn Manson was the director’s choice to play Willy Wonka in the 2005 remake “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” but had scheduling conflicts. Johnny Depp got the part instead.
BraPy TIL after his wife was denied water by upper caste people, Indian laborer Bapuro Tajne managed to dig her a well in under 40 days and ended up discovering a water source capable of sustaining his entire village.
OMv6 TIL - The Canadian Government sent 1000’s of personnel, 3 warships, the Coast Guard, and divers to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina – In locations the USA were reluctant to go to because of contamination.