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TIL that ants have domesticated some species of butterfly

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g0my TIL that the Pyramids of Giza were more ancient to the ancient Romans, than Rome is ancient to us.
Pb5V TIL that there are only 10 modern countries that have never been (in their entirety) a colony of a European empire: Liberia, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, North/South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia.
5YQmn TIL that dark-skinned people living in cold countries are 6 times more at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency.
Vk4Q TIL a soldier returned from a deployment overseas to find his wife’s body in their home, dead of a heart attack, and their 2 children starved to death.
MZQb TIL that dandelions can be used to produce rubber. Car tires made from dandelions are in development.