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TIL bees can fly higher than 29,525 feet above sea level. That’s higher than Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

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BrOBr TIL of the Strauss–Howe generational theory. According to this theory, every 80 years is a crucial “fourth turning” of generations in American history. The “fourth turning” is necessarily marked by a crisis that has destroyed the social order and created a new one, after which a new cycle commences.
0wNeM TIL that there is a pub in Austria that has been fully operational since 803. ????????
yQJml TIL that a male can develop breast cancer
XEvV8 TIL a whale (188 decibels) is louder than the Space shuttle launching (160 decibels).
WDn9 TIL: Putting candles on birthday cakes dates back to the Ancient Greeks, who often burned candles as offerings to their many gods & goddesses. It was their way to pay tribute to the Greek moon goddess, Artemis. Round cakes symbolized the moon. Candles were added to represent the reflected moonlight.