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TIL There are more ants alive today, than hours of time since the Big Bang.

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0wQmN TIL Despite publishing vast quantities of literature only three Mayan books exist today due to the Spanish ordering all Mayan books and libraries to be destroyed for being, "lies of the devil."
EdwP TIL the tradition of “women and children first” protocol is a legacy from the Birkenhead, a ship that ran into a dangerous reef, and whose soldiers famously stood firm allowing the women and children to board the boats safely as there were not enough serviceable lifeboats for all the passengers.
6xwZ TIL that despite their looks, falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks and eagles.
N7oy6 TIL of Griselda Balco, Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and pioneer in the Miami cocaine drug trade and underworld during the 1980s through the early 2000s. It has been estimated that she was responsible for up to 2000 murders while transporting cocaine. She was shot and killed in 2012.
K16E TIL that many animals can communicate by vibrating the surface of earth, water or other substrates, a phenomenon known as seismic communication. Predators also use this ability to eavesdrop on their prey.