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TIL that Bill Gates decided to quit Facebook after being bombarded by friend requests.

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WkxG9 TIL that honeybees can identify male drones born of incest and will eat them alive once they hatch
7r9gX TIL Hydrogen-alpha filters used for looking at the sun transmit only one specific wavelength of light: a deep red light emitted by hydrogen atoms of the sun. H-alpha filters are much more expensive than white light filters. The least expensive ones start at about $700
kOdXB TIL Fred Phelps was excommunicated from Westboro Baptist Church before his death for having a change of heart about his religious beliefs and acknowledging the "Equality House," a local LGBT support organization, as "good people."
mYKM TIL that Eminem is afraid of owls
j6R6E TIL Doctors are required to have their appendix removed before being stationed in Antarctica. This is to avoid the repeat of a 1961 situation, when the doctor at a Russian station removed his own appendix with the help of untrained expeditioners.