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TIL at one point 90% of the world's needles came from a Worcestershire town called Redditch.

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yQmmv Today I Learned about migratory beekeeping, the practice of using beehives to pollinate crops. Millions of bees are transported across America each year to pollinate avocados, cherries, apples, melons, lettuce and other crops. For this reason, many American vegetables are not strictly vegan.
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