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TIL bald-faced hornets have a unique defense; they can spray venom from their stinger into the eyes of intruders.

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6EbZl TIL there were more American casualties on the last morning of WW1 (3,560) than on Omaha Beach (≈2,000)
b9bQa TIL that Bob Marley was buried with his Gibson "Les Paul" guitar, a soccer ball, a marijuana bud, a ring that had been given to him by the Prince Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia, and a Bible. A month before his death, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.
KYZGB TIL that during The Cold War West Germany purchased the freedom of political prisoners in East Germany using cash and goods. Nearly 40,000 prisoners were purchased at an average cost of 40,000 Deutsche Marks per person.
QZQp TIL a Paralyzed Man Recently Walked After Having His Nose Cells Transplanted Into His Spinal Cord
dDYm7 TIL in 1508, Barthélemy de Chasseneuz made his reputation as a criminal lawyer by his eloquent defense of a group of rats who were put on trial for destroying the barley crop of the province.