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TIL bees take the day off when weather is bad and then work overtime when the weather improves

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KOAxG TIL that Crested Black Macaque's are the most affectionate monkeys in the world, due to living in a forest full of food where they all want for nothing. They love to hug, blow kisses, share, and make friends.
Oo4GY TIL there is a cartoon series in the works that revolves around special needs children guided by an adult who suffers from PTSD. Together they use their disabilities as super powers to save the world.
xVY77 TIL Urine was so important to the textile industry of 16th century England that casks of it–an estimated amount equivalent to the urine stream of 1000 people for an entire year–were shipped from across the country to Yorkshire
5YapP TIL that there is no evidence that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. In fact, the fiddle wasn't even created until the 11th century, and if he played anything, it was probably the cithara, but there is no evidence that he played that during the great fire either.
wmZP TIL that Christopher Nolan didn’t want to make TDKR following Heath Ledger’s death, but he agreed to make the movie if Warner Bros. allowed him free reign to make anything he wanted in the interim. The end result was Inception.