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TIL that there are Ant Species which hold Slaves and Slave Ants who rebel against them.

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dnWE TIL the Iron Sheik planned to kill the man who murdered his daughter by slitting his throat with a razor he snuck into court in his cheek. His family surrounded him and talked him out of it. Instead, as a tribute to his daughter, he quit drugs and got his life back on track.
oB1vL TIL Russia and the United States are only 2 miles apart, and during the winter, you can walk between the two nations. There have been proposals to built highways and high-speed rail connecting Asia and North America the Bering Strait.
dDkDj TIL that Kalawao County in Hawaii only has 82 residents. It was originally established as a place to isolate Hansen's Disease (leprosy) patients. It is only accessible by air or mule trail, and is governed by the Hawaii health department.
wLWNJ TIL Flamingo knees do not bend backwards. What we think of as their "knee" is actually the ankle joint. The knees are located further up the leg, hidden by the body and feathers.
GARb4 TIL On the morning of 27 August 1883, on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa, a volcanic eruption produced pressure waves that went around the Earth three and a half times, being heard as far away as Australia and Mauritius.