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TIL “cute aggression” is a term used to describe something that is so cute you want to squeeze it

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Y7Oax TIL that operating system Linux approximates informational anarchist communism
mdoR TIL in 1961 the US accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on a small town in North Carolina. It was 1 low voltage switch away from actually detonating.
ADJEg TIL: That the majority of bees dance to communicate with each other the location of sweet nectar. Yet there is a significant minority of bees that ignore the dance instructions and choose to explore their own paths. These contrarian bees are better at finding food than those that follow the crowd!
xn8D TIL there’s a pigeon contraceptive: a kind of ‘pigeon kibble’ you feed pigeons that cuts down on overpopulation. Apparently it’s worked well for businesses in Hawaii.
ZpwoG TIL Patient “Zero” was a misunderstanding of patient “O”