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TIL that bumblebees learn to solve problems by watching each other

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l7XyA TIL that there is a random square in Cambridge, Massachusetts bearing the name of the previous King of Thailand. King Bhumibol was born there while his father was a student at Harvard medical school. King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square was dedicated in 1990 by his daughter HRH Chulabhorn.
OoDna TIL of professional "fired men" that were used as department store scapegoats who were fired several times a day to please costumers who were disgruntled about some error
kOL0d TIL that they make turkey SPAM. And no, it’s not actually called SPURKEY.
8aoGP TIL about El Caganer, literally translating to The Pooper, a popular addition to the nativity scene in the Catalonia region of Spain that depicts a peasant pooping in the background.
pYep4 TIL that the Sojourner Mars rover is named after African American abolitionist Sojourner Truth through an essay contest and not because it was a temporary traveler, or sojourner, to Mars.