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TIL that they used rescue dog as ball catchers in the 2016 Brazil Open

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o19o TIL that the original Rocky movie was shot in only 28 days, on a budget of 1 million dollars. It is also has one of the highest profit margins of all time, at 225:1.
rGp0 TIL that in 1964 an Israeli spy convinced the Syrians to plant trees near military fortifications so that their soldiers had some shelter against the sun. The Israeli’s used those trees as targeting markers ensuring a swift victory in the Six-Day War
YpW6r TIL why it is a bad idea to offer sugar water on a permanent base to bees. It is junk food for the bees, and they will tell their bodies at the hive as well where they can find it. I will just stick to pure water, and you should, too:) inspired by finding an exhausted bee yesterday in our window :(
D1AeY TIL That Americans are annoyed so much by "Start/Stop" car technology that most Americans will disable the system upon engine start, and that if a car comes with the technology the EPA automatically assumes that 50% of buyers will disable the system when calculating fuel mileage.
a8M6y TIL of the 'reuzegommers', a group of 'elite' students (children of judges and politicians) who killed a new Initiate. They were sentenced to community service and it was forbidden to publish their names. YouTuber Acid was later convicted of cyberstalking for identifying them.