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TIL that the attine ant species invented agriculture long before humans, and have entire gardens of fungus in their nests

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YGBx TIL that in 1807 the British Navy put together the West Africa Squadron. Slaver hunters that chased down any slaver ships they could find crossing the Atlantic, and fining them up to £100 per slave on board. Slavers would often throw slaves overboard to avoid paying.
5Y1lQ TIL Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made.
6ZA8 TIL: If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would take 27 days to become a millionaire.
Z8VjQ TIL that, according to Paul McCartney, after Micheal Jackson bought the rights to The Beatles catalog McCartney asked his friend Michael for a raise in royalties after 30+ years. To which Michael Jackson politely declined and said, "Oh Paul, that's just business."
e9Z5 TIL Cows sometimes hide their calves from the farmer, they remember that previous ones were taken away.