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Ants look highly organised when they’re on the march, but they’re literally just following their noses.

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aPoN TIL that hat making in the past involved prolonged exposure to mercury vapours, causing poisoning which symptoms are sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), and a lack of coordination. this inspired terms like “Mad as a hatter” and of course, the mad hatter of Alice in wonderland.
b6mrE TIL that ducklings swim in a line behind their mother in order to reduce drag and propel themselves forwards
JXdm TIL that the Channel Tunnel, a rail tunnel with the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world, has full mobile phone coverage.
oVMK TIL that after hitting his head in the shallow end of a swimming pool, a man awoke with the condition known as aquired musical savant syndrome. He had become a great pianist without ever learning to play.
dDya9 TIL of Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear enlisted as a soldier in the Polish army during WW2. His service consisted of carrying large boxes of ammunition, boxes that would require four men to carry. The bear learnt his duties by mimicking the men on his unit; his efforts earning him the rank of corporal.