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TIL Porsche, Bentley, and Lamborghini all raise bees and have massive apiaries at their HQs

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vD9j TIL that Silbury Hill, a man-made structure almost as old as the Great Pyramid, but built in Britain, covers an enormous area equal to more than four football fields. But historians are still not sure about its purpose.
nWwjo TIL Jean Lafitte was a pirate who smuggled slaves into Louisiana. In 1814, he rejected a British offer and instead aided General Andrew Jackson in defending New Orleans. His privateers played a key role in the American victory, earning Lafitte and his men a full pardon from President James Madison.
LQAeV TIL Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born before Jesus Christ. He was born circa 6th–4th century B.C. ("Before Christ") in Lumbini province, Nepal.
w5KP TIL a harpoon fragment patented in 1879 was found in a bowhead whale in 2007, indicating the whale was between 115 and 130 years old.
wL7JM TIL Gal Gadot served in the Israeli Defense Forces during the Israeli-Hezbollah War before becoming an actress