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TIL Mason bees can pollinate anywhere from 20-100k blossoms per day while honeybees pollinate only 50-1000 blossoms per day, making the native North American mason bee a far more efficient pollinator than the European honey bee.

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LOoQ TIL that the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson” appears in none of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
vQX7 TIL when introducing the character Agamemnon in “Time Bandits”, Terry Gilliam’s script read “The Greek warrior removes his helmet, revealing himself to be none other than Sean Connery, or an actor of equal but cheaper stature.” He wrote it as a joke never expecting Connery to be in the movie.
9Y7Zr TIL I can watch Broadway Musicals every Friday night!
v1JYD TIL the clinical term for a runny nose is Rhinorrhea
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