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TIL Japanese beekeepers use the pheromone threat response from wasps to trap them in glue traps to keep their hives safe

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w1J TIL YouTube view counts stop at 301 to prevent ‘counterfeit’ views
5YZBR TIL that the first black woman to travel to space was Mae Jemison, who was a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 1992. She later appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", making her the first person to have been on Star Trek and in space IRL.
8avp8 TIL Many Hanna-Barbera characters had collars in order to make them easier (and cheaper) to animate. Redrawing only their heads in each frame when they spoke.
WkgxN TIL a 7-year-old boy named Zhenya Tabakov was posthumously awarded Russia’s Order of Courage. He died defending his older sister from being assaulted by a criminal in their home. Zhenya stabbed him with a kitchen knife and he let his sister go. She ran for help. The criminal stabbed Zhenya 8 times.
R7e47 TIL a female serial killer in ancient Rome is said to have been "raped by a giraffe" as part of her punishment.