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TIL that there is solar energy harnessing hornet. And we know that it is converting the solar radiation into electrical energy. It's name Oriental hornet.

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loeZA TIL The name for a person who can speak many languages is a ‘polyglot’, not a ‘linguist’.
WpVL TIL if a man dies vertically or on his face, he will get an erection after death. This is known as ‘Angel Lust’.
OG55a TIL the second and third groups of people to circumnavigate the globe did so unwillingly. They were Spanish expeditions that sailed the Atlantic and Pacific to the East Indies and the Philippines, captured by the Portuguese, and taken captive to Lisbon by way of the Indian and Atlantic.
QJEDp TIL Armadillos can jump 3-4 feet in the air when startled
x9Ob TIL the California capitol punishment program (death penalty) has spent $4 billion USD to execute 13 people since 1978.