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TIL that bees will not build in a gap that is very specifically 6-9 mm in width (but they WILL build in larger or smaller spaces). This discovery, called "bee space", made modern beehives with removeable "frames" for honeycomb possible; otherwise, the bees would just cement everything together.

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GYJxN TIL In 1964, 3 amateur jewel thieves stole $400,000 worth of jewels from the American Museum of Natural History. Using a glass cutter, duct tape, and a squeegee, they were able to take the world's largest sapphire, the world's most perfect ruby, and the largest black sapphire
0wAwM TIL couples who do not have children tend to be more educated, have higher incomes, be less religious, and not subscribe to traditional gender roles or conventional roles.
Vxbm TIL - Empty skies after 9/11 caused a measured change in temps due to lack of jet contrails in the sky
wLDG7 TIL That At Least 29 Canadians Were Awarded The Medal of Honor For Serving in the American Civil War
x61gB TIL The founder of the social network Bebo sold it to AOL for $850Million then five years later, bought it back for $1Million, then sold it to Twitch for $25Million.