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TIL that wasps are actually just as good pollinators as bees are. A similar quantity of pollen grains stick to and fall off of paper wasps as with bumblebees

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kOK97 TIL that Jamie Foxx got the stage name of Jamie when he was starting out in doing stand up comedy and found out that female comedians usually got called up first on stage to perform. By choosing a more feminine sounding name, he tricked the promoters into putting him higher in the performing order.
YMnr TIL: Table Knives are rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth and from stabbing each other
ANbpn TIL that the dap, handshake, originated with Black American soldiers in the Vietnam War
JYGaB TIL in Japan, when you buy a car, you have to prove you have somewhere to park it
458g TIL of the Mojave Desert phone booth, a phone booth 60 miles from paved roads that is now a conference number to talk to strangers who also call 760-733-9969