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TIL “beehive fences” (spaced along the edge of their property) in Africa help farmers ward off elephants without harming them, while also producing honey that they can sell in addition to other crops.

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1a6AP Because Brussels sprouts are bitter, and kids generally don’t like bitter tastes. It’s not their fault. Researchers say that an aversion to bitter and sour (generally a heightened gag reflex) is a survival instinct since most toxins taste that way too. On the other hand, sweetness typically indicates that something is safe to eat, so children are born with a preference for sweets.
wL7AP TIL of David Shaw, an Australian scuba diver/aircraft pilot who recorded his own death while attempting to retrieve a 10 year old corpse from a 200+ metre deep underwater cave. The corpse belonged to a young diver who had gone missing 10 years earlier while on a dive.
gMvEL TIL Even though they fought with the North, the State of Minnesota still displays, in their Capitol, a Confederate Battle Flag that they stole from a Virginia unit at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has been asking for it back for over 100 years. Minnesota continues to say no.
PmQw TIL When the BBC tried to trademark the image of the TARDIS, the Metropolitan Police tried to stop them as it is a ‘police’ box. However the court ruled in favour of the BBC because it’s more widely recognised as a time machine.
VBkp0 TIL Pinky and the Brain was inspired by the peculiar personalities of two WB producers, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton with interesting mannerisms that were incorporated into the characters