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TIL Lesbians are four times as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to own a Subaru

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oB5lW TIL of the Brazilian Ant Forelius pusillus, which each night sends a few ants to completely conceal and protect the colony’s entrance. Those ants, stuck outside in the cold and the wind, wander away from the nest to die during the night sacrificing themselves for the greater good.
yVGV8 TIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal
yVY5V TIL: There used to be a "Bedding Ceremony" during a marriage where the bride and groom are put together in a marital bed in front of numerous witnesses. In 16th century Germany, the guests would leave and play pipes, drums, and celebrate loudly outside the room while the couple consummate.
vPERL TIL that the U.S. Federal law enacted in July, 1984–which established the national minimum drinking age as 21 years old— allowed the government to withhold Federal aid to highways from States that did not quickly adapt.
jppv TIL that British engineers laid a fuel pipeline under the English channel in a single night, under cover of darkness, to supply the Allied forces in Normandy.