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TIL scientists discovered a new kind of orchard bee and named it Euglossa Bazinga, after The Big Bang Theory

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lYgG TIL coconut water can be used intravenously to treat dehydration because of its exact likeness to blood plasma
Bgbab TIL, that the largest anthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab, it is believed to be able to live up to or over 100 years ~
vv8r TIL that Christine Ha is the one and only blind competitor in the history of reality TV cooking shows. She won Masterchef.
eWg6 TIL of stingrays, or fake cell towers used by law enforcement that trick cell phones into giving gps and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.
N7B7Q TIL that the word echo comes from a nymph in Greek myth, Echo, who was cursed with a speech impediment so that she could only repeat what others said.