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TIL Killer bees were created in an attempt to breed tamer and more manageable bees, but instead the offspring became more aggressive and highly defensive.

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epe16 TIL Harry R. Truman (not the former president) died in the lodge that he built, where he met his wife, with his 16 cats in the aftermath of the Mt. St. Helen's eruption on May 18, 1980
1MR8 TIL of the “man will never fly” conspiracy. People who believe that man actually has never flown and are just tricked into believing they are flying.
jV7Q TIL The Disneyland attraction Pirates of the Caribbean once used real human skeletons. Today, the skeletons have been replaced with false skeletons, all but one very real skull and crossbones.
b64Ep TIL Scots formed a wealthy minority in 16th-18th Century Poland with a Scot even becoming the mayor of Warsaw
Mennb TIL about 'The Lost Year.' On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas high schools for a year rather than allowing desegregation to continue. Teachers and administrators were required to fulfill their contractual obligations and appear for work in empty schools.