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TIL bees can be trained to smell landmines and other explosives by sticking out their proboscises.

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pYd9O TIL Jimmy Carter holds multiple presidential records, including being the longest-living and longest-retired president in US history. He also became the first president to reach the age of 95 and to have lived 40 years after his inauguration.
DQ9P TIL the income gap between the US and Mexico is the largest of any two adjacent countries in the world
KOBJG TIL that, despite their illiquid nature and high fees, over the prior ten year investmet horizon, private equity returns haven't fared better than investing in liquid markets
GYBZ5 [TIL] All interviews shown in the movie Intersellar were real interviews with people that lived through the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. These are not actors. This happened to them.
bZlp TIL that in Switzerland it’s LEGAL to download any kind of copyrighted media.