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TIL that honey bees defend their hive by forming a bee-ball around the attacker and generating heat, basically 'cooking' it from the inside.

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R5K7j TIL wasp farming and hunting is a traditional practice in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan. And Hebo gohei mochi (grilled sticky rice coated in a sauce made of miso, peanuts and wasp larvae) is a local delicacy that's served during their yearly wasp festival: Kushihara Hebo Matsuri.
0ZVA TIL The N64 had online capabilities that were never released to the US.
VMg1D TIL Cesar Millan, aka "Dog Whisperer," had Jada Smith, wife of Will Smith, as one of his first clients. She was satisfied so much she paid for one year of English tutoring so he can be aired on US television.
EyAx TIL Kim Mathers told Eminem to not perform the infamous song “Kim” at a concert she was attending. He proceeded to come out on stage with a blonde blow up doll and choke it to “death”, she went home and slit her wrists.
P4g TIL Amelia Earhart’s body was never found because it may have been eaten by coconut crabs which then hoarded the bones in their burrows.