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TIL that out modern civilization would probably not have been possible if not for the development of glass

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6E5DX TIL recent evidence indicates that not only is our brain “aware” of our gut microbes, but these bacteria can influence our perception of the world and alter our behavior.
0d15 TIL the Japanese Honey Bee kills its most fearsome predator (the Japanese Giant Hornet) by creating a 500 bee convection oven and cooking single Hornets to death.
d8Qr7 TIL in Japanese culture, it is very rare for one to tell their parents "I love you" (sometimes never) or to express their affection towards their parents like hugging
pgWQ TIL that the gothic rock band Theatre of Ice decided to break up after they were kidnapped by a group of fans who believed the band could help them summon demons
kOvk5 TIL that despite the name, no centipede has exactly one hundred legs because they always have an odd number of leg pairs