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TIL that male bees will ejaculate themselves to death during heatwaves.

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4knJb TIL about the 25th Dynasty of Egypt aka Black Pharaohs, a line of Pharaohs who originated from the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan and southern Egypt). They reigned over Egypt for nearly a century and restored traditional Egyptian values, culture, art, and architecture (including pyramids).
xVrZ7 TIL of the Maniots, who claim descent from the ancient Spartans. They live on a small mountainous peninsula and despite being almost always outnumbered, they never succumbed to the Ottoman invasions. They would later go on to play a pivotal role in liberating Greece from the Ottoman rule.
nwr9 TIL a huge ancient Mayan city has been discovered in Guatemala and it holds one of the world´s largest pyramids.
WWQB TIL that a water treatment plant was home to 107 million spiders.
5Yk7r TIL John Steinbeck, author of such classics as Of Mice and Men, once wrote a werewolf murder mystery novel titled, Murder at Full Moon. It was never published.