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TIL the most painful sting on the planet belongs to the Bullet Ant. “…according to some victims, equal to being shot with a bullet, or worse, hence the name of the insect.”

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drDr TIL that the JFK assassination conspiracy theory has been described by subsequent Congress investigations as “highly probable”
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JpRv TIL that the star and crescent on the Turkish flag are unrelated to Islam. Instead, they represent the ancient Turkic sun and moon deities, Gün Ana and Ay Ata.
Br7RK TIL sperm whales seek out habitats with large communities of bioluminescent plankton, which are not part of the whale's diet. As the plankton's predators (fish) approach the plankton, their glowing alerts the whale. The whale eats the fish. The plankton then turn out their lights.
VMxop TIL that actor Jimmy Stewart (Philadelphia Story, It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window) was also a Major General in the United States Air Force.