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TIL that ants belonging to the species Megaponera Analis rescue injured ants during battles

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Y1mW TIL - One teaspoon of water contains about three times as many atoms as the Atlantic Ocean contains teaspoons of water
e0x8k TIL that Arkansas rushed to execute 8 prisoners in 10 days due to a batch of lethal injection drugs that were expiring.
jNWON TIL in 1917, Salvation Army volunteers provided supplies and baked goods to American soldiers. The women fried doughnuts in the soldiers' helmets and were known as "Doughnut Lassies" popularizing doughnuts in the USA. National Doughnut Day is now celebrated on the first Friday of June every year.
JYL11 TIL that the electric chair is still a method that can be used for death row inmates in Tennessee. Inmates can decide on their own method of execution in the state. Some opt for the electric chair due to their fears of lethal injections.
MXoW TIL Bill Clinton sent a total of 2 emails during his presidency.