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TIL an African tribe still wears Victorian clothes, the style of former German occupiers that they’ve made their own

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7r5OM TIL that packaged ice is not regulated in the United States. Packaged ice with the IPIA logo on the bag adheres to strict sanitization and cleanliness protocols. Bags without the logo are more likely to contain bacteria and mold
DB6D TIL Tippmann has created a real life ‘Nuketown’ paintball field
R5MA4 TIL: Bees can turn any worker bee egg into a new queen by feeding it a special diet. If the current queen dies or isn’t doing her job the hive can literally just make a new queen to replace her.
OGx61 TIL The C-130 is the longest continuously produced military aircraft, having achieved 70 years of production in 2024
j66Kn TIL that electric blankets may cause heat stroke in sleep which may result in rectal temperature upto 41.2 °C (106.2 °F), severe burns and death.