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TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships

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OGGRa TIL The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready, California was a town that seceded from the Union for 3 months in 1850 and was named after 12th US president "Old Rough and Ready" Zachary Taylor.
MD6a TIL that bees don’t generally die when they sting. They die when they sting a human or other animal with similarly thick skin, but can sting other insects just fine.
Br5DL TIL about the Medlar, a fruit that was once popular in ancient and medieval times but was nearly forgotten in the 20th Century (Deleted and reposted due to title error in the original post, which stated that this fruit is enjoyed rotten. In fact, bletting is a kind of ripening)
oBn8 TIL Muggles is an old 1920’s term for marijuana
dDrA7 til immune cells will use their DNA to form nets to capture and kill pathogens killing themselves in the process, a trait found in all multicellular life.