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TIL evidence shows that quantum tunneling particles may move faster than the speed of light

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XE5Rk TIL that bees dance to each other in the hive to tell each other where to find good pollen. The angle of the dance is the angle relative to the sun, the tempo of dance is the distance, the duration of dance is the quality of the pollen, and the dancer hands out free samples to whoever’s watching!
1nYV TIL English verbs used to have a “frequentative” form, which gave us words like “batter” from “bat”, “dazzle” from “daze”, and “trample” from “tramp”
YpKVB TIL of Hellenism, the modern day revival of the ancient Greek religion
vPYRB TIL the Hellfire Club is a real place in Ireland and was believed to have been a Freemasons meeting point.
QNJbL TIL about Occlusion Grotesque - a typeface carved into a tree and 'grown' over time.