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TIL that Britney Spears' music was used by the British Navy to ward off Somali pirates

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JrQm TIL there is a species of land snail called “Crikey steveirwini”.
vPX7B TIL that in 1883, the tiny community of Lijar in Spain declared war against France for insulting the Spanish king. They declared peace 1983 after negotiating a peace treaty, and no actual fighting ever took place.
oR1EW TIL that the first artist to sing the national anthem with their own twist (Jose Feliciano in game 5 of 1968 World Series) was essentially blacklisted for his rendition of the song because folks found it offensive. He wasn't back on Americans' good side until he dropped Feliz Navidad.
nwmY TIL the least common interracial pairing is between black women and white men, followed by white women and black men. The most likely interracial marriage is between Hispanics and non-Hispanics, followed by those between white men and Asian American women.
BrX9e TIL honeybees that get drunk on fermented tree sap are denied access to the hive and are often attacked by the sober bees.