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TIL that Honey Bees aren't native to the US, and are wimpy pollinators compared to native bees.

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7r9aP TIL Michael Jackson's Super Bowl half time show was so successful that for the first time ever, a performance won higher ratings than the game.
yQBOM TIL that the emojis in some Twitter hashtags are called “Hashflags”, and it can cost $1 Million and up for brands and advertisers to buy one.
JwEk TIL The longest jail sentence handed down in the United States was 11,200 years, with charges ranging from rape, to kidnapping, larceny, and robbery.
0w8BN TIL that Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory currently earns just $8-9 every three months from royalty payments.
kJpB1 TIL there is enough actinide metal (thorium and uranium) on Earth to sustain Breeder Reactors, which produce more fissile material than they consume, leading to enough fuel to satisfy the world's energy needs at 1983 levels for 5-billion years, making nuclear energy effectively renewable