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vPOk8 TIL eating local honey that is made from plants that you're allergic to as a form of symptom relief actually doesn't have that much scientific backing.
x6gKk TIL that of the top 5 Serial killers with the highest known victim count, 3 are Colombian
gObA TIL caffeine can cause a sense of impending doom, especially on those prone to anxiety.
e5bJ TIL of Hero ants. These ants live in cliffs/high places and latch onto intruders of the colony. They then fling themselves off the cliff, taking the intruder with them.
jlya TIL actor John Hurt played polar opposite roles in both 1984 and V for Vendetta, first as Winston, the protagonist being oppressed by Big Brother in 1984, and then as High Chancellor Sutler, the Big Brother-like oppressor in V for Vendetta.