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TIL that the Sandmännchen is one of the longest running TV shows and is the TV show with the most Episodes since 1959

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xrbw TIL of Heinrich Schliemann, who survived a shipwreck as a young boy, made a small fortune off the California gold rush, cornered the market in indigo dye and ammunition constituents in Russia during the Crimean War, was fluent in 14 languages, and excavated the site presumed to be Troy.
0wM6R TIL: Certain ant species commit suicide to protect their territory. As stinging wasn't effective against some predators, they evolved the ability to self-sacrifice to kill one or more enemies. They wrap themselves around an opponent & explodes, releasing sticky corrosive material killing both.
pBG8 TIL the number of men that get raped in America is higher than the number of women. The reason? Prison.
pPKG TIL that the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is translated as The Spy Who Liked Me a Lot in China.
0w1EL TIL That people who engaged in deconstructive meditation practices (vipassana/insight meditation) were 65% more likely to report unpleasant meditation-related experiences when compared to non-deconstructive practices.