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TIL that worms from a science experiment were found alive in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia

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wo6M6 TIL bees will leave the hive with all their honey (abscond) if they (for various reasons) feel uncomfortable with their living situation, even if it means certain death from being exposed to the elements.
6EmOW TIL that after Napoleon defeat 1815 his only son Napoleon II was brought to Vienna where he was held as virtual prisoner until he died young in 1832. His remains were returned to Paris by Adolf Hitler 1940
woDZP TIL there is a recipe for butter made from human milk on food.com
b9DnQ TIL Ken Griffey Jr. attempted suicide at the age of 18, right before the start of his Hall of Fame baseball career
OoRlR TIL to prevent civil wars the Ottomans had all heirs to the throne imprisoned in a palace called the "the cage". Due to their isolation, most heirs were unprepared for life and had mental illnesses. Mehmet VI (the last sultan) spent the first 56 years of his life in isolation.