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TIL that bees control the thickness and clarity of their honey by fanning their wings at ventilation points within the hive at varying rates to control evaporation of water.

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EglMP TIL the movie Malcolm X (starring Denzel Washington) only got completed because of donations from Oprah, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Bill Cosby, and Tracy Chapman. This was after Warner Bros refused to give Spike Lee any more money to finish the film
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