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TIL, Bees Can Get Drunk, Guard Bees will notice it in their Waggle Dance and may punish them, including breaking their legs as a warning to other bees.

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EavV TIL barns are painted red because red paint is cheap. The paint is cheap because iron is plentiful, and iron is plentiful because it is the final element formed out of a star’s death.
ZppOo TIL the iconic black & white stripes on the allied D-Day airplanes were a last minute idea to help the allied naval anti-aircraft gunners more easily identity friendly planes. This was done after frequent "friendly fire" incidents during the previous invasion of Sicily
EgJnd TIL Wolverine's official comic book height stands at 5 foot 3 inches tall
RObw TIL Tom Hanks is a big fan of community colleges. Since he had poor grades in high school and lousy SAT scores Hanks ended up at Chabot, a nearby community college, because it accepted everyone and was free.
joAE TIL that in 1847, when anaesthetic was used for the first time in childbirth, the mother was so amazed and relieved at how painless the birth was that she named her child Anaesthesia.