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TIL that a teacher in Florida was suspended for trying to force a Jehovah’s Witness student to pledge allegiance to the U.S flag despite the fact that their denomination forbids doing so.

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GAAZj TIL The "alarm chemical" released by bees to make the hive attack (Isopropyl Acetate) is the same favouring we use to make banana flavoured sweets, meaning bees can become hostile around those sweets
JyOv TIL that Pyrrhus of Epirus lost so many men in his victories against Rome that he claimed, “If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.“ This coined the term pyrrhic victory.
6EnWZ TIL "The Way" by Fastball, a classic 90's jam, is about an old couple with Alzheimer's that died while driving from TX to AR.
rRpW4 TIL Evaniidae, better known as Ensign Wasps are a type of wasp which doesn't sting humans and are a sign of roaches living nearby which they prey on by laying eggs in roach eggs and their larvae eats the roach eggs.
X0rvD TIL that Jesus loves us all SOOO MUCH and that He died on the cross for our sins because God is perfect and we are not. WE cannot atone for our sins on our own, so that's why Jesus who is PERFECT chose to die for us. Not only out of obedience, but LOVE <3 MY Life is forever changed!