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TIL New Ant Species Discovered in the Amazon Likely Represents Oldest Living Lineage of Ants

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1aagP TIL The crust (crimped edge) of a Cornish Pasty was used as a handle which was then discarded due to the high levels of arsenic in many of the tin mines
lodNa TIL That in July of 2000, the Taliban banned growing Poppies in Afghanistan, and succeeded in reducing production by 99%. This success was short lived however, ending when the Taliban was overthrown by the United States. Afghanistan poppies now account for roughly 90% of the global heroin trade.
pGGO TIL that companies would have factories in the North Mariana Islands so they could pay Chinese workers $3 an hour to make clothing labeled “Made in the USA” without having to comply with US labor laws. This resulted in hazardous work conditions, forced prostitution & forced abortions on the workers.
epBl4 TIL that Mushrooms Communicate With Each Other Using A 50-Word Vocabulary
VmLZ TIL the wild turkey was only 1 vote away from beating the bald eagle as America’s national bird