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TIL In parts of rural China, humans are doing the work bees once did.

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B9Gd TIL Barney Rubble’s voice in season 1 of The Flintstones would vary throughout the season sometimes sounding like Elmer Fudd and Yogi Bear, due to various voice actors.
v1KbB TIL that in the 70s, the U.S government tried to create an artificial reef using concrete jacks and old tires. The reef ended up becoming an ecological disaster as it eroded, causing loose tires to be picked up by hurricanes and collide with natural reefs elsewhere.
NrKP TIL Macy’s always has a red star in its ads because R.H. Macy had gotten a tattoo of one while a teenager working on a whaling ship
4kl9X TIL the oldest bones found in Antarctica belonged to an indigenous woman from Chile who died in her early 20s. Found on a beach, it's estimated she came to Antarctica between 1819 and 1825. There are no surviving documents explaining how or why a young woman came to be in Antarctica during this era
e00vg TIL Human Intelligence is Declining. IQ Scores Are Now Decreasing With Each New Generation