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TIL that BBC News is available in Pidgin English

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7OkX Today I learned that, after an ant colony is well established and has enough resources to spare, winged ants start to emerge.
v9k8 TIL: Seeds buried in the ground by a squirrel in Siberia 32,000 years are the oldest plant ever to be regenerated
Kke4 TIL of the Candy Desk, a tradition of the US Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The desk is currently supplied with candy made in Pennsylvania, including Milky Way bars, Mars bars, and jellybeans.
69mZ8 TIL in 1518, a ‘Dancing Plague’ struck Strasbourg, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dancing themselves to death.
w456 TIL Mr. Moseby from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody was sentenced to 5 years in prison for manslaughter after he killed a 21 year old girl in a drunk driving accident in 1991. He spent one year in prison before being released on probation with community service.