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TIL that wasps have solar panels on their backs that convert sunlight into electricity

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W7Jv4 TIL that every Depeche Mode studio album since Songs of Faith and Devotion in 1993 has hit #1 in Germany. That's 8 albums in a row now.
xVAaw TIL of Dancing Mania, also known as dancing plague, St. John's Dance or St. Vitus's Dance. This was a social phenomenon that occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people dancing erratically, sometimes thousands at a time.
JBl8 TIL there is a company, named Maximum Performance, that creates fake poop for testing new toilet designs. Pic at the link.
WkgX TIL there is a website that plays rain and thunderstorm ambiance should you so desire it…
YXE7 TIL Martha Stewart once dated Anthony Hopkins, but broke it off because she couldn’t get it out of her head that he was Hannibal Lector. Verified by her in a NPR: Wait Wait interview