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TIL Japanese Honeybees defend themselves against wasps by swarming them and "baking" them by vibrating their wings to 47 degrees Celsius. One degree above the wasp's max temperature.

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Y4wW TIL in the last 25 years, while playing at night and at home, West Coast football teams have beaten East Coast football teams 70 percent of the time. The reason? Circadian Rhythm.
X01WD TIL of Alfred Redl, an Austrian counterintelligence officer who spent about ten years up to 1913 sending major military secrets to Russia, including Austria's plan for invading Serbia, which Russia then handed to Serbia.
D1gBY TIL During the Battle of Gettysburg Minnesota soldiers captured a Virginia battle flag and returned it to MN. Virginia has continuously asked for it back, prompting then MN Gov. Jesse Ventura to say “Why? I mean, we won. … That makes it our heritage.”
78l47 TIL the United States ranks third in food quality and safety, behind Denmark and Canada.
MYgW TIL scientists believe MSG is perfectly safe. The MSG “myth” is based a single complaint from a scientist who once ate Chinese food, got sick and decided to blame it on the additive.