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TIL 3 Florida men tried to steal honey from a hive of 20K - 30K bees in Pasco County; each man got about 50 stings from the honey bees. The men were hosed down by Fire Rescue & brought to the hospital. A neighbor reported that the men had been "covered in bees", but no honey was reported stolen.

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