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TIL scientists prove SOAP BUBBLES can be used to pollinate fruit trees, which could help compensate for the dramatic declines in global bee populations

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JNem TIL that the retailer Target has a “walk of shame” policy intended to cause emotional distress to employees accused of wrongdoing, by having them publicly arrested and paraded through the store in handcuffs.
wLlbW TIL that Gyanendra of Nepal became King at the age of 3 in 1950 until 1951. He then reigned as the last King of Nepal from 2001 to 2008 and is also known as the world's last Hindu king
B4pL TIL Sometimes female lions can develop manes! Such masculine females likely occur when the embryo is disrupted, either at conception or while in the womb.
KOal9 TIL given a piece of paper large enough and of average thickness (0.1 mm), if you were able to fold it in half 42 times it would reach the moon
PAoE TIL that male survivors of Ebola Virus Disease can harbor active virus in their sperm, and transmit the disease sexually months after their own recovery.