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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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LQNVd TIL the largest example of fossilized human feces ever found was 8 inches (20 cm) long and 2 inches (5 cm) wide
yED8 TIL that radiation-blocking proteins taken from “water bear” DNA have been incorporated into human cells which boosted the protection of human DNA against damage from x-rays by 40%.
Nj88 TIL Canada has the highest levels of greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world. Higher than the United States and China.
4XWDg TIL there have been many times that less than 20 votes have made the difference. Your vote DOES count!
PaZO TIL For Swedish males, having a name with a Y in the end statistically more than doubles your chances of ending up in prison, compared to most common names [PDF]