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TIL the honeyguide bird uses calls that it only makes to humans to guide them to bee hives. It then expects it’s share of honey in return.

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69g0J TIL artist Salvador Dali illustrated a 1969 edition of Alice in Wonderland, with only 2,700 copies printed. It included twelve illustrations and a front-cover etching signed by Dali himself. Signatures of Dali can be spotted throughout, such as the melting clock found at the Mad Tea Party.
GYyv7 TIL that if a flat worm's head is cut off, not only does it regrow its head and brain, but the new brain contains all the memories of the old brain.
nexWd TIL of "Project Sandstorm", a sandstorm alarm in the works that uses Darude's Sandstorm as its alarm tone which increases in speed and volume depending on the severity of the storm
E18oV TIL Python's official documentation encourages you to make Monty Python references in your code documentation, since that's what the language is named after.
GYnJJ TIL that there is a position in the House of Lords called Black Rod. Their job is to summon the House of Commons and have a door slammed in their face, showing the people's power over the monarchy.