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TIL there are over 2,000 species of native bee in Australia alone

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Ev6w TIL that usury, the practice of giving loans that unfairly enrich the lender (e.g., interest), is condemned in most religious texts, including those of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and others.
LZjZ TIL baloo from the Jungle Book is lazy because he’s literally supposed to be a “sloth bear”
DKgv TIL that in the Victorian era, they made a mustache tea cup to keep mustaches dry (and they were awesome).
OG9a4 TIL that in 1821 Scotsman Gregor MacGregor arrived in London as the "Cazique" of the Central American nation of Poyais. He secured a £200,000 loan underwritten by the revenues of Poyais and convinced 250 people to buy land and settle in Poyais. Poyais did not exist.
ADBno TIL of the “I am rich” app, which - for $999.99 - gave you a crappy screensaver with a mis-spelled affirmation message. 8 people purchased it.