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TIL wasps like yellow jackets are attracted to the smell of propane. To them, propane smells sweet.

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6wvZ TIL of John ‘Grizzly’ Adams, who died after a wound he incurred from fighting his one of his pet grizzlies left his brain tissue exposed. A monkey subsequently bit into the wound, leading to meningitis, and ultimately his death.
VBoaG TIL that the commonly repeated stat that "70% of lottery winners go bankrupt in 7 years" is completely false - the stat was made up by someone in a panel discussion and is completely unverifiable but has been recirculated and recited in countless articles since then.
oBOJW TIL William Safire was asked to prepare a speech for president Nixon to read on television to the world if Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became stranded on the moon.
nePgd TIL that Michael Bay's science fiction film "Armageddon" received the prestigious Criterion Collection treatment, dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world.
mxjlR TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time scoring leader, made exactly one three-point bucket in his entire professional career.