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TIL Bayer produces harmful chemicals which may be a huge factor in Colon Collapse Disorder in bees.

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KGLw TIL that a former 19th century Chinese prostitute became a pirate queen/unstoppable killer and retired with great respect and fortune.
R54BQ TIL serial killer David Berkowitz, better known as the Son of Sam, wrote a letter in response to the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks in which he told the shooters to "stop hurting innocent people".
OLX1 TIL Thanos (the purple villain at the end of Avengers) has a brother, Starfox, who is sex crazed and has a very rapey anaphrodisiac-like superpower.
wLyGM TIL about Second Lieutenant Vladimir Kotlinsky of the Russian Imperial Army, who led a charge against the Germans after an attack with chlorine gas on WWI, while his and his men bodies were dissolving because of the chemicals action on their flesh
W70X8 TIL that the metal band Black Sabbath's first album, "Black Sabbath", received generally negative reviews from contemporary critics. Today, the album is considered to be excellent, innovative, and highly influential.