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TIL Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”

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Q9Gd TIL in 2012, former Marine and game developer Amir Hekmati was sentenced to death in Iran for a video game called Kuma/War. His execution was overturned, but he remains in prison today.
jNoYQ TIL that famous ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev escaped Soviet Russia to freedom only to be diagnosed with AIDS a few years later, he swore to fight the disease defiantly: "AIDS is not going to fuck me, I'm going to fuck AIDS.”
e0Ajb TIL that MArriage between two people of different religions is illegal in Israel.
W71ML TIL 75% of food consumed worldwide is made by only 6 companies
neNVo TIL in 1972, President Richard Nixon called Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula before the Super Bowl and recommended he run a certain play. The week prior, he reportedly did the same thing with the Washington Redskins. Both teams ran the plays he suggested; both plays failed. Both teams lost.