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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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QJv7X TIL from 1979 to 1992, Soviets drilled a super deep bore (Kola Superdeep Borehole) that reached 40,230 ft, just to see how deep they could drill.
YplYA TIL Why do I poop after eating. Gastrocolic reflex is a reaction the body has to eating food in varying intensities. When food hits your stomach, our body releases hormones. These hormones tell your colon to contract to move food through your colon and out of your body. It makes room for more food.
oBOX7 Today I learned that Tame Impala was accused of plagiarizing South American pop early 90s icon "Pablito Ruiz"
Y7gVB TIL: China has more land reclaimed than the top 2-20 countries combined. Over 13,000 square kilometers (5000+ square miles)
4koK6 TIL the fastest internet speed ever recorded was 319 terabits per second (Tbps) achieved in June 2021. This speed is about 7.6 million times faster than the average home internet speed in the US, and would allow for the download of almost 80,000 movies in a single second.