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TIL if you trace back the family tree of a drone bee, the number of parents in each generation follows the Fibonacci sequence.

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yQnMV TIL how India Pale Ale (IPA) got its name and taste. It's a beer that was invented in Britain in the 19th century for the Indian market, with extra hops added to survive the 6 month travel.
9wbXm TIL Elephants can distinguish human voices by sex, age, ethnicity, and language.
9ww16 TIL US President John Adam’s beloved daughter Nabby developed breast cancer and underwent a complete mastectomy without anesthesia while strapped to a chair.
VM81Q TIL Between 1935-44, William Boeing and his wife set aside land outside Seattle city limits for subdivision and placed covenants to enforce segregation, forbidding properties from being "sold, conveyed, rented, or leased in whole or in part to any person not of the White or Caucasian race."
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