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TIL of 2020 CD3, a near-earth asteroid and temporary satellite of earth expected to break free in May 2020

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rRoy4 TIL The holes in honeycombs don't actually start out as hexagons. Bees create circular tubes staggered with one another. The heat formed by the activity of the bees softens the wax, which connects the gaps between the holes. Then the wax hardens into the the most energy efficient shape, the hexagon.
0d4Qv TIL that the village of Westward Ho! is the only place in the British Isles with an exclamation mark in its name
x6Nmw TIL that cellulose, an anti-caking agent used in shredded cheese, is actually wood pulp. Cellulose does not provide any nutritional benefit, and companies have gone under fire for putting too much of it in their products.
Gb0g TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men
Me5r8 TIL a prisoner of war from Belfast, Northern Ireland used the irish language in his diary, to hide senstive material from his Japanese captors.