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TIL that the highest diversity of bee species is found in deserts and other temperate dry regions as opposed to tropical forests. So there are a lot more bee species in the US southwest than in the Amazon, and a lot more in Turkey than in the Congo.

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yRjl TIL Raccoons were able to open 11 of 13 complex locks in fewer than 10 tries and had no problems repeating the action when the locks were rearranged or turned upside down. They can also remember the solutions to tasks for up to 3 years.
5VrGr TIL Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor
pYP7e TIL that the artist who painted the Age of Reptiles mural at the Yale Peabody Museum--Rudolph Zallinger--also did the March of Progress: the oft-parodied image of the evolutionary steps to Homo Sapiens
vrLr TIL that Tom Clancy actually had a good deal of input on the games that bear his name. Including making Sam Fisher fail if he kills a civilian.
XEyGE TIL that Johnny Cash once tried to fight an ostrich and lost, suffering two broken ribs and a gash to the stomach but a solid belt buckle saved him from further injury.