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TIL that crime syndicates exist for stealing and trafficking bee colonies and the bees can be worth millions of dollars

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mx8oO TIL when the new character Elmrya was forcefully added to the show “Pinky and the Brain” due to executives wanting to liven it up, the writers added the lyrics: “So Pinky and the Brain/ Share a new domain/ It’s what the network wants/ Why bother to complain?” to its theme song.
woyVM TIL The axolotl, a type of salamander native to Mexico, has an incredible ability to regenerate not just its limbs but also its heart, spine, and parts of its brain without scarring.
neZMG TIL that it's been illegal to import haggis to the US since 1971 because it contains lung, which is banned due to the risk of contamination by stomach acid or phlegm during slaughter. All US haggis is produced in the country, minus the lung (and traditional stomach bag).
78Ro7 TIL that in order to fulfill his record contract, singer Andrew Eldritch released one album as the band SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW, said to stand for "Screw Shareholder Value – Not So Much a Band as Another Opportunity to Waste Money on Drugs and Ammunition Courtesy of the Idiots at Time Warner".
xVo00 TIL that Venus rotates so slowly, you can keep the sunset in the same place and watch sunset forever just by walking.