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TIL that bees have been shown to detect and respond to more than 60 different odours including being able to detect lung and skin cancers, diabetes, and to confirm pregnancy.

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49R6 TIL that telling “scary ghost stories” on Christmas eve is an all but lost Victorian tradition
R5bm8 TIL rock legend Geddy Lee's name was actually inspired by his Polish mother's mispronunciation of his given name, Gary.
Xe4R TIL there is a snail with iron armor.
4kLER TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1997 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then in 1994 by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap (1994), followed by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit in 1997 with Natalie’s version.
Ypbdv TIL that if there are more than 26 hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane season, storms get named after the Greek alphabet once the English alphabet is exhausted. To date, this has only happened once (in 2005).