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TIL that older termites are used as suicide bombers.

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Mer6K TIL A secret message was engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch by a jeweler, and it was not discovered until 2009.
1aPDW TIL that Havarti cheese has a Protected Geographical Indication designation (it’s Danish).
OGG1 TIL the main culprit for toothlessness in rural Appalachia is “Mountain Dew Mouth” not inbreeding or poor dental hygiene as once suspected.
69KRw TIL How fitting a square peg in a round hole saved the crew of Apollo 13. The lunar module didn’t have enough CO2 scrubbers to return to Earth and the command module’s scrubbers were square and didn’t fit in the lunar module’s round outlets. A filter was made with plastic bags, cardboard, and tape.
l7VY7 TIL the Denise and Sandra Huxtable castings were the runner up choices. Lisa Bonet won the role for Denise after the front runner refused to commit to the production schedule out of ambition to become a singer. The front runner for Sandra was forced to turn down the role after winning miss America