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TIL that honeybees let out a ‘whoop’ when they bump into each other. This vibrational pulse, long thought to be a signal to other bees to stop what they are doing, might actually be an expression of surprise

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NRvJ TIL that the clay that the London Underground’s deep level lines were tunnelled through has reached heat saturation, and parts of the Underground that were 14°C in the 1900s can reach 30°C today.
WveB TIL that in 1990 there was a revival series of The Brady Bunch called The Bradys, which featured most of the original cast and had more dramatic storylines (e.g., Bobby becomes a parapalegic and Marcia is an alcoholic). It lasted for 6 episodes.
rRA6M TIL in 1918 a man crashed, "died," was buried in a coffin, exhumed against family wishes 2 days later after an insurance debate, found ALIVE (due to being in a low-oxygen coma state), went on to become a French celebrity and invented a breathing tube apparatus/wine pack for coffins.
oD7 TIL in some Philippine tribes such as the Agta, a young man who reaches puberty is taught how to masturbate by an older man. The young man then masturbates at a ceremony in front of other people.
6E7NQ TIL due to high ruble inflation during the fall of the USSR, parody dollar bills dropped by AC/DC during their concert in Moscow were used in monetary transactions and considered more valuable than rubles.