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TIL that 0.5% to 0.7% of all words spoken are swear words

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neQgo TIL beekeepers wear white beekeeping suits because white is the least attractive to an angry Honey Bee. Honey Bees become angry when they feel threatened and animals that are a threat to the hive are not white.
XGmr TIL in 1962 the US Government proposed Operation Northwoods, a plan to commit acts of ‘false flag’ terrorism on American soil, for which Cuba would be blamed, in an effort to gain public support for a US invasion of Cuba. The plan was rejected by the Kennedy Administration
EgVrp TIL Jewish people were banned from England from 1290 to the 1650's
b9NY7 TIL Colonel Sanders (which is a the highest honorary title in the State of Kentucky) of KFC fame sold his company in 1964 for only $2 million dollars ($17 million today). He remained as brand ambassador but complained the company had cut costs and made an inferior product than the early days.
16Gwr TIL that Jeffrey Dahmer photobombed nearly every group photo for the school yearbook and was finally caught when taking a picture with National Honor Society