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TIL about lorentz transformations are very easy to visualize.

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ZpgY4 TIL that a war was almost started because of a single tree.
VeYZ TIL that the Honeybee is probably the smartest insect species existing, their unusual and impressive skill set include: “Advanced symbolic communication, language, facial recognition, number use, observation and mimicry, understanding of rules, and high-level problem-solving.”
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