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TIL that for every human on Earth, there are estimated to be about 2.5 million ants

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rN4vy TIL the Maquis from Star Trek share their name with a group of French guerrilla fighters who opposed the Nazi occupation of France during World War II
OoyLe TIL there is a word for the study of culturally induced ignorance: Agnatology. Culturally induced ignorance can come from media neglect or deliberate misrepresentation; Corporate and government manipulation, secrecy, suppression, document destruction, selectivity, inattention, & forgetfulness.
Oo8wR TIL about Riccardo Bertani, an Italian farmer. Being the most proficient polyglot ever, he left the studies after elementary school and taught himself more than 100 languages.
AD7Wn TIL that whenever al-Qaeda organised games of volleyball, Mohammed Atef and Osama Bin Laden were forced to be on separate teams since they were both tall, and skilled players.
oR1O8 TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, which rolled over while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. Barely half of the vessel was submerged, yet 844 people (mostly poor working-class immigrants) perished, killing more passengers than the Titanic.