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

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5YyR9 TIL The Song "Ballad of the 20th Maine" which tells the story of the decorated civil war unit, is the state anthem of Maine.
KBpR TIL Steve Austin’s ex wife had a gag order put on her by WWE so she wouldn’t reveal that Steve Austin beat her up 3 times as it would cost WWE millions of dollars.
xVODw TIL in 2019 the US government recovered over $3 Billion using the False Claims Act, generally from whistleblower reports.
KYr56 TIL of the Coolidge effect, a biological phenomenon seen in animals, whereby males exhibit renewed sexual interest whenever a new female is introduced, even after sex with prior but still available sexual partners.
vPxaK TIL Minnesotans play Duck Duck Grey Duck instead of Duck Duck Goose.