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TIL Wendy Williams is NOT the lead singer of the Plasmatics

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lQpG TIL that Avshalom Feinberg, an Israeli spy who helped the British defeat the Ottomans, was killed by Bedouins in the desert. His fate was unknown until after the 1967 Six-Day War when his remains were found under a palm tree that had grown from date seeds in his pocket to mark the spot where he lay.
5g09 TIL that there was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes
nelJ7 TIL that the taste, color, and texture of natural honey is based on where bees get their pollen and nectar. Univarietal honey, such as blueberry honey, is created by placing a hive within about a 3 mile radius of where there is an abundance of one type of plant blooming.
alQy TIL that while working on Star Wars TFA, Carrie Fisher gave Daisy Ridley this piece of advice: “you should fight for your outfit. Don’t be a slave like I was.”
loJ5A TIL in December 1987 Sixx from Mötley Crüe was presumed dead from a heroin overdose. On route to the hospital the paramedic, who was a big Crüe fan, revived Sixx with two shots of adrenaline. His two minutes in death were the inspiration for the song "Kickstart My Heart".