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TIL bees poop, dropping yellow globs of undigested pollen grains while flying.

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JYnd4 TIL A study found that companies with leaders who show "psychopathic characteristics" destroy shareholder value, tending to have poor future returns on equity. Workplace psychopaths maintain multiple personas throughout the office, presenting each colleague with a different version of themselves.
R6Pw TIL of an indigenous tribe in Brazil that only values personal experience and keeps no history.
5VOBD TIL The very distinctive black and white pattern of Killer Whales (Orcas) serves as a form of camouflage from their prey. Like military airplanes that are colored light on the undersides and dark on top, this color pattern makes the whales less visible from both above and below.
bZ6E TIL that the PlayStation arose from a cancelled collaboration between Nintendo and Sony to integrate a CD drive into the SNES
XED68 TIL Killer-whale mothers often stay with their adult sons for their entire lives, sharing their prey and knowledge, & that the mother's might also play a direct role in fostering mating opportunities. They really want grand children.