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

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0w1MM TIL that a retired U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran became the first paralyzed American to successfully finish the New York City Marathon. She used a robotic exoskeleton device to complete 26.2 miles over 3 days.
nvbd TIL that the Danish word for “Cruise Control” is “Fartpilot.”
v1x17 TIL that Bob Dylan never had a number 1 hit single, although The Byrds cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" topped the charts in 1965.
47QR TIL if Finding Nemo had been biologically accurate, Nemo’s dad would’ve switched sexes after Nemo’s mom died and mated with his son.
Eep TIL a British woman with severe Tourettes Syndrome owns a website where she records her own favorite vocal tics, and asks people to illustrate their favorites. Examples: “Batman breast fed my mum,” and “Roman velociraptor training scheme, artichoke speaking.”