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TIL that wasps are just as important as bees

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rNrD1 TIL A specialty of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan is pickled Fugu ovaries. The ovaries are normally toxic, but the pickling process by certified practitioners has resulted in no recorded deaths from eating this product. How the pickling process removes the toxin is not yet understood.
wLAw8 TIL that the oldest known musical instrument, a 43000 years old flute, could have been made by a Neanderthal.
6EDZZ TIL that the CocaCola-Mentos reaction is not a chemical but a physical reaction. Gas dissolved in CocaCola needs a surface to form on. We can increase that surface by adding Mentos. The microscopic surface of Mentos is quite rough, so it allows a lot of gas to form and it creates a lot of pressure.
xw7B TIL German Submariners had the highest casualty rate of all forces in WWII - 70% died in service
DQd7Y TIL that male seahorses are the ones who carry and give birth to their babies.