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TIL that Zambia entered the 1964 Olympics as a British Colony and exited it as an independent country, gaining independence on the same day as the closing cereomny

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8ar8V TIL Buzz Aldrin peed in his pants (space suit) on the moon, saying it was “lonely as hell” up there.
wGP7 TIL No existing species of tree can grow higher than 130 meters (427 feet) as it is physically impossible for the water to rise higher due to pressure.
4XKxR TIL The speed of a hairy frogfish’s bite is the result of a vacuum in its mouth that can suck in its prey in just 1/6000th of a second. It’s so fast that even slow-motion video struggles to capture it. It has the fastest bite in the animal kingdom.
PY8Mw TIL that a horse actually has up to 15 horse powers.
a8w5J TIL in Asia, honeybees smear their hive entrances with animal poop to ward off Murder Hornets. One of the few observable times insects have used tools.