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TIL that the Bee Movie doesn’t have “The” in the title and is just “Bee Movie”

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5YDxp TIL that ridiculously long nails was the hot trend in Vietnam during the 1920’s.
X0peD Til about Panda Diplomacy, a practice by China to send Pandas as furry ambassadors to other countries as a sign of friendship and diplomacy
KOJRQ TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and son of Mel Brooks, is dyslexic. Brooks' mother, Anne Bancroft, put her career on hold to educate her son, making audio cassettes for all his assigned readings. Brooks thanked his mother, saying, "not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life."
NL5Q TIL Turkey Vultures were used by natural gas companies to pinpoint pipeline leaks. Natural gas is odorless, so gas companies add the chemical ethyl mercaptan so that people can smell gas leaks. Ethyl mercaptan is emitted by putrefying animal carcasses. So leaks in gas pipelines attract vultures.
9Y9X6 TIL the Canadian Medical Association voted in support of a ban of Mixed Martial Arts in Canada. They argued from a physician responsibility standpoint they could not overlook activities which cause injury and trauma to Canadians. They had previously come out against Boxing for similar reasons.