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TIL Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music

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b6lyQ TIL that the Palace of Justice in Belgium has been under renovation continuously since 1984, so long that the scaffolding used for the renovation is now in need of renovation itself since it is dangerously rusty
xx0B TIL Churchill kept a bed in the Houses of Parliament and believed that napping was the key to his success in leading the country through the Battle of Britain.
b9V1N TIL a large lunar rock nicknamed Big Bertha, found by Apollo 14 astronauts, is likely a terrestial meteorite. It bears remarkable similarity to zircon found on Earth and dissimilarity to other lunar samples. It is also the third largest lunar rock sample retrieved, measuring at 8.998 kilograms.
Yp6Kx TIL that NCIS is sponsored by Lockheed Martin, despite no product placement or advertising within the show.
rv6o TIL that dinosaur fossils can “opalize” rather than fossilize.