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Today I learned birds do not sleep in their nests.

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neRlY TIL that it is estimated the global IP traffic in 2022 will exceed all internet traffic up to 2016
JYlZl TIL Muhammad Ali was a guest referee at the first WrestleMania. The match was Hulk Hogan, and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Midway through the match, all four men began brawling in the ring, and Muhammad Ali punched Piper in an attempt to restore order.
QJDQ6 TIL Bees are calmed by lavender which prevents getting stung while working in the garden. It also improves their memory over the bee's lifespan. Science hopes to apply these findings to humans suffering with dementia.
8e4MX TIL about Nasubi, a Japanese contestant on a television show where he had to live naked in a secluded apartment and enter contests to win prizes. When he finally won the game, he was flown to South Korea and told to do it again.
nWlb TIL that in 1860 when Julia Pastrana, a woman who was very hairy and had ape like facial features, died, her husband mummified her and their dead baby’s remains to further exploit them at “freak shows.” Julia’s corpse was buried just this year and the baby’s corpse was eaten by mice in 1976.