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TIL the worlds largest bee that was thought to be extinct, was just recently found to still be alive

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xdGB TIL Julia Stewart, worked as a waitress for IHOP at 16, then through hard-work became the President at Applebees, and after being passed over as CEO for Applebees became the CEO at IHOP and ultimately acquired Applebees.
vPp7B TIL a sculpture commemorating "Gangnam Style" was erected in the eponymous district in Seoul. It consists of two giant hands in the horse-riding gesture from the music video, and plays the song when people stand under it.
78aAL TIL it takes 67 mph wind to move the average adult person
nOGb TIL: Pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow suffered burns to 40% of his body saving three children from a burning house. Ironically, he also has flames tattooed on his head.
yVg8l TIL 500,000 years ago people built a wooden structure in Southern Africa using adzing carpentry techniques