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TIL elephants have a sound they make exclusively when they find a place infested with bees. It’s called a “bee rumble.”

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kJbB TIL that Nazi Germany had made detailed plans to ship 4 million Jews to Madagascar.
aM7M TIL There is a cruise ship named “The World” – Its residents permanently live there as it travels the globe.
lOXN TIL that in 2002 14 girls died in a fire after Religious Police refused exit to girls who were not properly dressed.
N7AZQ TIL, chameleons can snatch their prey with their tongues in as little as .07 of a second, generating a force of 41g.
x6715 TIL Phobos, one of Mars's moons, orbits a mere several thousand kilometers away from Mars's surface. That's so close, you couldn't fit Earth in between Mars and Phobos!