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TIL bees were declared as the most invaluable species on Earth at the Earthwatch debate. Five eminent scientists battled it out for fungi, bats, plankton, primates and bees

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E10Zo TIL that Godfather of zombie movies, George Romero's first job was on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. After viewing Dawn of the Dead, Mr. Rogers told Romero that it was "a lot of fun".
160y4 TIL the 1987 movie Million Dollar Mystery was promoted with a real contest in which $1 million were hidden in an undisclosed location that the winner would correctly identify. 14-year-old Alesia Lenae Jones won the contest.
QNaLe TIL that the original Scooby-Doo series, Scooby-Doo Where Are You?, only ran for three seasons and 41 episodes (1969-1970, 1978)
VBkrQ TIL of the SS Birma, which steamed to aid The Titanic. They arrived too late to help, but held a memorial with a British flag they created themselves, and also took photographs of icebergs in the vicinity of the sinking.
5gPP TIL that after water, concrete is the most used substance in the world.