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TIL drone bees ejaculate with such explosive force it can be heard by human ears, described as a "popping" sound. It's so powerful it ruptures the bees penis, resulting in it's death.

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e0BEJ TIL During WW2 Joe Medicine Crow, a native American, completed all four feats required to be a war chief: touching an enemy without killing him, taking an enemy's weapon, leading a war party and stealing 50 horses from the SS, singing a Crow honour song as he rode away.
D1R9g TIL about an ancient method for mapping out irregular shapes using no conventional measuring tools. It is called a ticking stick, or also a spiling stick & flag in boat building boatbuilding
l7O0G TIL the Japan Series (baseball) has been contested every year since 1950. The Central League champion has won 37 times and the Pacific League champion has won 37 times.
16xe7 TIL that roly-polies are not insects, they’re crustaceans. Roly-polies belong to the subphylum Crustacea, whereas insects belong to the class Insecta.
mR5O TIL an Australian man wearing a nylon jacket and wool shirt built up 40,000 volts of static electricity, resulting in burned carpets, melted plastic, and a massive evacuation.