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TIL Roman Emperor Augustus Banished his Own Grandson for Reasons Unknown

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VBg5Q TIL you purchase bees by the pound. You can buy about 3 lbs of bees for $175
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OG60L TIL Kate Winslet broke Tom Cruise's underwater filming record while filming Avatar 2. Winslet held her breath during a scene for seven minutes and twelve seconds beating the mark of six minutes Cruise set while filming Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.
wLxLY TIL, cheetah unlike the other big cats have claws like dogs which isn't fully retractable. Their feet structure is maximized for speedy chases on prey, leopard & lion can't achieve.
wWao TIL that in 2014 a family had to leave their $450,000 home after it was infested with 4,500 - 6,000 brown recluse spiders and exterminators were not able to get rid of them.