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TIL Morgan Freeman converted his ranch to a Bee Sanctuary

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pY8nZ TIL: The Beaver magazine had to change name, because its unintended sexual connotation has caused the history journal to become snagged in Internet filters and has turned off potential readers
o8PE TIL in 1962 the USS Independence encountered the Italian ship Amerigo Vespucci, the former asked “who are you?”, after it received an answer, the American ship declared “You’re the most beautiful ship in the world”
wL9NE TIL there are certain foods astronauts can't eat in space, including bread because it lacks the right structure and shelf life, soda, because the carbonation is affected differently, and salt and pepper, because they act differently in microgravity
BANy TIL Lalibela, Ethiopia is home to 11 monolithic churches carved out of mountains and connected by tunnels. The churches’ roofs are at ground level to make them invisible to raiders from a distance.
D1GbV TIL the United States of America not only used the Marshall Islands as a nuclear bomb test site, but also used the Natives as Guinea pigs for their radioactive experiments.