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TIL since the onset of Colony Collapse Disorder in 2006, the number of US honeybee hives is at a 20-year high and US honey production is at a 10-year high

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gMo6X TIL the advice to drive with your hands at "10 and 2 o'clock" on the steering wheel is outdated. The 9 and 3 o'clock positions are now recommended, to avoid major injury to hands, fingers, and faces, from airbags.
grZXy TIL that 218 species and subspecies of primates across the globe are currently threatened by roads, railways, pipelines, and transmission lines. That is nearly half of all primates species in the world.
QmEe TIL that a man sneezed out the tip (penny sized) of a toy dart while at his computer. It had been lodged unknowingly in his nasal cavity for 44 years. He had to confirm with his mom…
PYxEn TIL that in the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line "Hasta la vista, baby" is dubbed in the European Spanish version as "Sayonara, baby".
oBNGK TIL the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition in the 20s and 30s, killing over 10,000 people.