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TIL the bees flight has never been a mystery. In 1934 Antonie Magnan wrote that calculations using fixed wing flight did not add up, and this proves they dont have fixed wings, not that they couldn’t fly

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eO1n TIL M&M’s turned down the opportunity to be featured in Steven Spielberg’s movie ET due to the flop of his previous film 1941, Spielberg then contacted a struggling Hershey’s who put $1 million into promoting the film - Within two weeks of release Hershey’s had tripled their sales.
pMXO TIL Frank Hayes, a jockey who died in 1923 after suffering a fatal heart attack in the middle of a steeplechase at Belmont Park in New York State, USA. His lifeless body stayed on the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line, making him the only jockey known to have won a race after death
xLPB TIL that the Canadian minister of Citizen, Immigration and Multiculturalism officially declared Santa Claus to be a Canadian citizen in a political move reaffirming Canada’s claim of northern sovereignty over that of the Russians and the Dutch
6Oml TIL Winston Churchill was seriously injured in NYC in 1931 when he was struck by a car while attempting to cross the street. Accustomed to British traffic, he looked the wrong way and, seeing no cars, stepped into traffic. He went out of his way to ensure the driver of the car did not get blamed.
Z8ZD4 TIL Cinderella is not the real name of the protagonist, instead it was an insulting nickname given to her. she was forced to sleep in the ashes and because of that she was always covered in dust and dirt