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TIL that urban bees can build their nests with plastic

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xYD5 TIL During the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Legolas only speaks directly to Frodo once, saying: “And you have my bow.”
VWJm TIL That the QWERTY keyboard came about because the original alphabetical order keyboard made the keys jam, & this way the most popular key combinations would be spaced apart so the keys won’t jam.
OojnY TIL of The American Service-Members' Protection Act, AKA "The Hague Invasion Act"
6EgPm TIL the budget for US military bands is 3x that of the NEA
pYPG8 TIL about Pantone 448 C, the world's 'ugliest color'. It is sometimes used for cigarette packaging, after market researchers determined that it was the least attractive colour.