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TIL That the majority of bees don’t die after stinging something

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nWNmG TIL that until at least 1684 some promising boy trebles were pressed into the service of the Chapel Royal choir just like recruits were pressed into the Royal Navy.
epgNg TIL Some cities are using blue light bulbs in public restroom, park lighting because the glow supposedly masks the blue-tinted lines of veins — making it harder for intravenous drug users to find a vein.
AkMa TIL elephants are the only mammal other than humans which have chins.
166kX TIL The largest city by area in the U.S. is Sitka, Alaska (population: 8,458) which stretches over 4,815 square miles, almost four times bigger than the state of Rhode Island
6ER4J TIL about the Double contrabass flute which is one of the lowest pitched metal flutes and the biggest with up to 22 feet of tubing and primarily is only found in flute choirs