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TIL that honey bees can tell different human faces apart from one another

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ADnY7 TIL: The beaches of Guarapari in Brazil are naturally radioactive. The beaches contain high levels of monzite, which contain uranium and thorium The background radiation is 161 times the background for most places in the U.S. For daily beach goers, this amount is well-above safe levels.
xraD TIL a soldier in Iraq was found dead in her tent in 2005. The autopsy report and photographs revealed a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, burns from a corrosive chemical on her genitals, and a gunshot wound to the head. Her death was ruled a suicide.
w0aY TIL In the 1930’s, amidst wide spread poverty, flour mills realised that some woman were using sacks to make clothes for their children. In response, the flour mills started using fabric with flowers printed on for their sacks.
MJJb TIL Daniel Norris, a 21yo baseball player who recently joined the Toronto Bluejays with a $2,000,000 signing bonus, lives and sleeps in a VW bus. He has also never drunk alcohol, works part time in the off-season at a retail store, and spends no more than $800 a month.
Eg9gw Today I learned how castling in chess 960 works, and it looks hilarious