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TIL much of Europe’s claims to carbon neutrality is burning freshly cut wood imported from the Americas in old Coal Plants

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vPXbr TIL that Apocephalus borealis, a parasitoid fly also known as the "zombie fly", lays its eggs in honeybees, bumblebees and paper wasps; the hosts - sometimes referred to as "zombees" - show behavioral changes of unclear purpose.
57n8 TIL of the European Working Time Directive. It is illegal to average more than 48hrs of work per week. A minimum of 20 days holiday pa and payment in lieu of holiday not allowed.
6NmJ TIL Adwaita, the turtle, was born before Mozart, before the French Revolution, and his death was announced by CNN. His estimated age was just over 250 years. He died in 2006
a87NA TIL in 1939, Walt Disney won an Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. He was presented his Oscar, plus seven mini-Oscar statues by Shirley Temple.
OGxV4 TIL I learned that the first person to earn a PHD in computer science in the United States was a religious sister.