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TIL that the Sun has a (very hot) "atmosphere" ~5x bigger than the rest of the Sun

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e0m55 TIL there is a species of beetle that lives in ant nests by imitating the sounds of the ant queen. These beetles feed on ant eggs, larvae and adults by piercing their mandibles into the abdomen or other soft part and sucking the contents. There appears to be no benefit to ants from the association.
D1Xvj TIL Venezuela's name means "little Venice" but the South American country is, in fact, much larger then the Italian city.
nKN9 TIL That Hazel Ying Lee, a Chinese-American WWII pilot, had two forced landings. One landing took place in a Kansas wheat field. A farmer, pitchfork in hand, chased her around the plane while shouting to his neighbors that the Japanese had invaded Kansas.
x64JD TIL that New Kids on the Block, widely considered the first breakout boy band, was created by music executive Maurice Starr as a "white alternative" to the R&B group New Edition.
7r1m7 TIL severe heartbreak can cause emotional trauma which imprints on individuals' psychobiological wellbeing, affecting future responses to rejection or loss. A key factor to the trauma is 'being left' triggers primal separation fear – the fear of being left with no one to care for one's vital needs.