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TIL Newsstand sales account for a small percentage of National Geographic magazine’s monthly circulation. It is only available to subscribers now and stopped appearing on newsstands in 2023 as part of cutbacks

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9kXX TIL that the American government has covertly overthrown many democratically elected leaders around the world.
LQxer TIL that not only is the Vatican City a country, but it is also the world’s smallest country by both area and population
xymB TIL That at a 1996 KKK rally in Ann Arbor Michigan an 18-year-old black woman named Keshia Thomas protected a Klan supporter from being beaten by an anti-KKK mob
Qj9L TIL 98% of pet exotic cats die within 2 years.
jNwZj TIL Japanese, but not European, honeybees can “slow cook” giant hornets to death, when they attack the hive. They do this by forming a giant swarm, a “bee ball”, around the hornet and vibrate their flight muscles to create heat. They warm the area up to 116°F, slowly “cooking” the hornet to death.