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TIL that blue painted ceilings repel wasps because they are fooled into thinking its the sky

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prb4 TIL that George Washington was bled to death by doctors who were treating him for a cold. Bloodletting was a common medical practice at the time in order to remove “dirty blood,” when in reality it only weakens the patient. Half or more of his blood was removed within a few hours.
9w57p TIL N. Korea reportedly executed one of its defense chiefs by anti-aircraft gunfire because they fell asleep.
Abg TIL that BBC mistakenly used the UNSC logo from the Halo Franchise in place of the actual UNSC (United Nations Security Council) logo in one of their broadcasts
0wmXv TIL Before filming the gradual marriage fallout in Blue Valentine, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams prepared by living together in their onscreen home, buying groceries with a budget based on their characters, taking family portraits at Sears, and staging arguments for a month.
MeeyK TIL that the Mandate of Heaven, which legitimized the rule of Chinese Emperors, differed from the Divine Right of Kings in that natural disasters and revolts were seen as a sign from Heaven that the Emperor had lost the mandate and therefore deserved to be overthrown.