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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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kXEe TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
pp9b TIL that your neighbor’s ham radio can interfere with your wifi signal, and that it is the ham radio operator’s responsibility not to mess up your wifi, and if they do, you can report them to the FCC and they can lose their license
7VXp TIL Karla Homolka tortured and raped three children with her husband, and likely killed them, but was only convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years… Despite there being videos of her committing the rape and torture. She was released in 2005 and now has three children.
lpXB TIL since 2003, police officers have killed more Americans than the war in Afghanistan and Iraq
9YmDD TIL 20% of humans have sensory processing sensitivity - a greater sensitivity and responsiveness to the environment and to social stimuli. Studies show these individuals are strongly affected by others' moods, and have a higher brain activation of regions involved in attention and action planning.