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TIL a steam-powered car held a speed record for over 100 years.

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MZN7 TIL beekeepers introduce new queens in a cage plugged with candy. By the time the bees eat through the candy, her pheromones have caused colony members to accept her. If they eat the candy too quickly, they will kill her.
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