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TIL Honey Bees are not indigenous to North America and were brought over by white settlers.

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p8YPe TIL that Nike lost the renewal of their shoe contract with Stephan Curry because they continually mispronounced his name during the sales pitch and because they used the same slide show with Curry as they did with Kevin Durant, but left Durant's name in the slideshow instead of putting Curry's.
wo8pJ TIL: The longest known and recorded attack of hiccups lasted 68 years
Rjol TIL Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan) who played a paraplegic vietnam war vet, dedicates his music and life’s work to helping US veterans through tours and charitable donations.
Zpj7D TIL: The Hittite plague was one of the diseases that helped caused a Bronze Age collapse alongside smallpox and lasted 2 decades. It is considered the first recorded form of biological warfare as Hittites brought infected rams to enemies. It was also named, "The Hand of Nergle" in ancient tablets.
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