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TIL of honeypot ants, force fed until their abdomen swells, they function as food storage for ants.

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rVyo TIL of Gerald Fit Mason, who was caught and convicted in 2003 for the 1957 murder of two police officers. He was identified by the the scar left by a bullet fired by one of his dying victims.
wo0Bo TIL about Life After Hate, an organization that helps people break free from violent extremism
E1o07 TIL there is no meaning behind Bosnia's national flag. Due to the war in the 90's, every attempt to unite the country under one flag was rejected by all ethnic groups. The UN created a flag that could not be linked to Bosnia's past in any way.
9wW6p TIL Ethiopia, Bhutan, Albania, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, and Costa Rica are the only countries to have 100% renewable electricity generation
ADv9g TIL that a roly-poly (pill bug) is not actually an insect. It’s a crustacean, so it’s closer in relation to a crab or shrimp than an ant or beetle.