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TIL beekeepers are advised not to eat bananas due to their smell making bees agressive because it releases the same pheromones that alert bees to attack

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VB7D8 TIL Osama bin Laden historically didnt have much luck with planes. His father died in a crash in 1967 and his brother died when he flew a plane into power lines in Texas.
ejRg TIL the origin of the piggy bank, which started in the Middle Ages with the material used to make storage jars for coins: an orange clay called “pygg.” Through language evolution and cultural overlap, English potters were asked to make pygge banks, so they started making them in the shape of pigs.
ogOW TIL Steven Tyler estimates that he spent at least $5-$6 Million on cocaine in his liftime
wLV06 TIL: Viagra was discovered by accident. The drug (Sildenafil) was on trial as a blood pressure lowering medication but patients started reporting these raging boners as a side effect. However, they didn’t wanna return the samples and wanted to keep taking them you know, for science.
VMdYk TIL There is a large pipe embedded in the ice in Antarctica that allows you to see under the ice without getting wet.