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TIL that bees can recognise human faces!!
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TIL that while working on an early show for Cartoon Network, Archer creator Adam Reed and animator Matt Thompson were generally “heavily intoxicated” at work, once lighting a set on fire “because they thought it would look cool.”
XE1gX
TIL that the first mention of a pen with ink reservoir came in 973 in the region of northwest Africa by Ma'ād al-Mu'izz. He wanted a pen that didn’t get his hand messy. The next mention came in the 17th century by a German inventor, Daniel Schwenter.
E1JD0
TIL about the Eisriesenwelt, a natural limestone and ice cave in Austria. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42km and the frozen lake inside the cave, during the Second World War, was used by skating athletes to train for the Olympics.
QNPek
TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.
awpmM
TIL The New York Times was hoaxed into running an article about "grunge speak." A reporter pressured a receptionist from Sub Pop Records about whether grunge fans had their own slang. On the spot, she made up terms like "harsh realm," "cob nobbler" and "lamestain." The article was never corrected.