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TIL we know leafcutter bees are at least 30 million years old because we’ve found fossilized leaves that age with the telltale circles leafcutter bees make.

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MejpK TIL that snipe hunting is a real thing. Snipe are waterfowl that overwinter in marshes, bogs and wet meadows. They are notoriously difficult to hunt and the word "snipe" is the etymological root of the word "sniper" we use today.
rReD1 TIL that Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward almost died after a prank by his band. After finding Ward naked and unconscious after a night of heavy drinking, they thought it would be funny to cover the drummer from head to toe in paint. Ward soon became violently ill and had a seizure
OpRe TIL that the UK’s royal family’s last name ‘Windsor’ is actually taken from Windsor castle, rather than vice versa.
x67Wk TIL The False Memory Foundation was created by parents who refused to believe their daughter's report of incest. She became a successful professional psychologist, author and researcher.
ADmw TIL: Americans are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist.