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TIL John Green almost became an Episcopal Priest, but decided against it after working with children suffering from life-threatening diseases, instead choosing to become an author.

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6EBbl TIL with a 7 bil almond industry in Central California, almond farmers pay up to $350 a beehive to keepers for pollination services. This creates a wave of beehive theft. More than 500 beehives went missing so far this year in this region.
KOm96 TIL that Lambs Ear (the plant) can be used medicinally for insect stings, bug bites, hemorrhoids, scrapes, and burns. It can also be a substitute for bandages and can act as an antibacterial, antiseptic, and antifungal.
5VQJQ TIL that in "Maleficent", Angelina Jolie's own daughter had to play the younger version of Aurora, because they were unable to find any other young girl who wasn't too scared to go near Angelina in her Maleficent costume.
dxQQ TIL that one cheap sleeping option for the homeless in London during the depression was sleeping on a clothesline. For twopence one could lean on a rope strung from one wall to another in a hostel. A “valet” would cut the rope at 5 am.
bVrj TIL 450 years ago King Charles V of Spain commissioned a mechanical monk, an automaton, to be made as thanks to God for saving his son. This is one of the first robots made by humans. It still works to this day