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TIL earthquake activity accounts for the majority of noise at the ocean's deepest point

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jNwZj TIL Japanese, but not European, honeybees can “slow cook” giant hornets to death, when they attack the hive. They do this by forming a giant swarm, a “bee ball”, around the hornet and vibrate their flight muscles to create heat. They warm the area up to 116°F, slowly “cooking” the hornet to death.
DQLEj TIL that kids don’t have solid, fully-formed kneecaps until 10-12 years old. 🤯 Explains why babies can crawl almost anywhere without pain.
LkxRP TIL about the professional CS-GO team where the youngest member was 62 years, called the Silver Snipers.
NoX6 TIL That since the end of the WWII Canada has been naming its 1000’s of unnamed lakes after fallen soldiers.
e0DGg TIL that there is a school in the phillipines made entirely out of recycled pop bottles.