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TIL that some ants vomit on each other to say hello.

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b9R4N TIL there is a religion called Last Thursdayism that believes that our entire universe, with all of us and our collective memories was created just Last Thursday.
5YMN8 TIL in 1968, a student at UPenn announced that a dog would be burned alive with napalm. Thousands turned up to protest, were handed a leaflet reading: Congratulations on your anti-napalm protest. You saved the life of a dog. Now, how about saving the lives of tens of thousands of people in Vietnam.
woZwE TIL Eddie Murphy mimics Bruce Lee to emote anger when he films movies. He first used the technique in 48 hours and says he copies Bruce Lee 'til this day.
d8QAQ TIL there are 3 types of fun: Type 1 fun is enjoyable while it’s happening. Type 2 fun is miserable while it’s happening, but fun in retrospect. Type 3 fun is not fun at all, not even in retrospect.
a8VY9 TIL Benzodiazepines were originally marketed in the 1960s for the relief of anxiety, stress and insomnia and became very popular with women of the time. The gendered cultural meanings of Valium, a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones’ song “Mother’s Little Helper”.