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TIL that a class of 8 - 10 year olds conceived of, executed and published a significant scientific paper on bee behavior that was the Editor’s choice in Science and the 2nd most downloaded paper on Biology Letters. It is written in “kid-speak” and its figures are colored with crayon.

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6EQEm TIL: During the beginning of the cold war the USSR penetrated the Los Alamos nuclear lab in USA and stole sensitive info. At the end of the cold war China penetrated the same lab and stole info of the most advanced miniaturized US nuke and replicated it and improved it.
VBGJZ TIL that in RuneScape, the "Party Hat," initially a common item from a 2001 holiday event, has become one of the game's most valuable assets. Originally considered worthless and often discarded, these hats are now rare collectibles, with some colors valued at billions of in-game gold.
Opaa TIL a study suggested playing Portal 2 is better for your brain than brain-training games like Lumosity
gYEX TIL up to 75% of the extra virgin olive oil sold in the US does not meet the legal standard for such a label and is often fraudulently composed
wL7nY TIL: There are pyramids in Mauritius. The builders have not been identified and many people write off as "just piles of rocks" despite them having an uncanny resemblance to many other pyramids in Tenerife and Sicily 1000s of miles away