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TIL in Iowa it is illegal to simulate intoxication in public

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R7y0w TIL: Bees are actually a democracy. They have debates when choosing a new home and each scout is given an equal platform. The votes end with a unanimous decision as each bee in the colony does its own research to verify the scout claims. The Queen remains impartial throughout the process.
xVgQ5 TIL the word 'economics' comes from the Ancient Greek word 'οἰκονόμος' meaning "household management". The Ancient Babylonians developed the earliest system of economics in terms of laws on debt, legal contracts & private property.
djPd TIL that Lubbock, Texas has been ranked as the most boring city in the United States (100,000 inhabitants or more), partially due to its poor art, food and music scenes
dw17 TIL Testimony of war crimes committed by Iraq against Kuwait was an astroturf campaign to sell Operation Desert Storm to the American people, people involved included senators and congressmen who knowingly lied.
GARo1 TIL Vladimir Pravik was one of the first firefighters to reach the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26th, 1986. The radiation was so strong that it changed his eye color from brown to blue. He died 15 days later.