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TIL a French beekeeper trained bees to produce honey out of resin from marijuana plants

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wlbE TIL the fox in Firefox’s logo is actually a red panda, and “Firefox” is another name for red pandas
R9a TIL there existed a translucent form of concrete that’s 30% lighter than regular cement, and comes in a variety of colors.
XEO1Q TIL following the suicide of a the famous Korean actor Choi Jin-sil the frequency of suicide in Korea increased by 162,2% for 3 weeks confirming the "Werther effect," that a suicide can cause others to also commit suicide
Oo7x6 TIL of Richard Tarvin III. A man who sold part of his structured settlement annuity (SSA) worth more than $400,000 to J.G. Wentworth claims the financial services company took advantage of him and fraudulently advised him to use an attorney who was not "disinterested counsel."
aw1gL TIL during the 900 day siege of Leningrad by the Nazi's during WW2 (which caused unimaginable suffering and even cannibalism) the Russians built a railway into the city over a temporarily frozen lake. They transported food, medicine, fuel etc and evacuated children and the sick. The "Road of Life"