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TIL when a male honey bee has sex, its testicles explode and the bee dies

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kJJZ4 TIL The first military plane ever was used in 1909 and had 40 hp.
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VBGBk TIL that the voice actor for MGS's Solid Snake & Big Boss, David Hayter, also wrote [or co-wrote] the screenplays for the first two X-Men movies, 2009's Watchmen, the first Scorpion King movie, and is working on an upcoming Voltron movie
OZoY TIL the Temple liberties in the City of London, founded by the Knights Templar, are exempt from the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City; when the LM tried to enter with his ceremonial swordbearer in 1668, students imprisoned the LM overnight and took his sword away.
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