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TIL over 96% species of bees worldwide produce little to no honey at all and over 92% do not produce beehives.

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Lw7P TIL that a single oyster can totally filter up to 2 gallons (7.57L) of water per hour. That means that only 10 oysters are capable of filtering over 1800L in a single day.
e0o86 TIL American life expectancy increased during the Great Depression
nePw7 TIL Business Insider in the US made the claim that Stephen Hawking if he was a British citizen, he would have been left to die by the NHS. Stephen Hawking rebutted and stated the only reason he was alive at that time was because of the NHS and reminded them that he was English.
xVgg1 TIL NYC Transit sunk 2,500 retired subway cars along the eastern seaboard to create artificial reef habitats for marine life
Nrne TIL the modern men’s suit was first adopted by rulers, not businessmen, at the behest of Beau Brummell, a close confidant of George IV.