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TIL honeybees are not native to North America

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ORLe TIL the Sandbox Tree, also known as the Dynamite Tree, is covered in spikes, full of poison, and grows exploding fruits
wogO7 TIL that, on average, we each have about 0.2mg of gold in our body.
9ZWG TIL Ancient Egyptians domesticated the hyena and used it as a food source.
8aWNZ TIL 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln in 1860 saying she hoped he would be the next president but urging him to grow a beard. She stated "You would look a great deal better for your face is so thin".
OGnDe TIL, for the 2024 Solar Eclipse 28 of 50 US States have at least 1 state park with >90% Totality