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TIL There’s an ant with a sting as painful as a gunshot wound.

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oBKjo TIL that Russia gave the United States a memorial to the victims of 9/11
6Y4l TIL: That Golden Retrievers are the closest descendants of the now extinct Russian Tracker, a breed reportedly so intelligent it kept flocks of sheep alive for months, with no human help.
jNkyR TIL the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all-black, all-female battalion overseas during World War II. The group was nicknamed "Six Triple Eight" and their motto was "No mail, no morale"
JYOQm TIL that between 2006 and 2016, The Killers released a charity Christmas single every year, with one hundred percent of the proceeds going towards (Product) Red, supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
ZpvZB TIL that one of Portugal's most important poets was a broke man who lived in Mozambique depending on friends for food.