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TIL: The Berenstein Bears and Berenstain Bears both existed

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n8DG TIL when the bees in a region of China disappeared, people pollinated apple trees by hand using brushes made of chopsticks and chicken feathers. When humans pollinated, apple production increased 30-40%.
dOnK TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.
bMGZ TIL the first Canadian man put on trial for homosexuality was given a choice between the death penalty or becoming the permanent executioner. He chose to become the executioner.
5Y7vD TIL that a 12 year old girl named Martina Maturana saved much of her village's population from being killed by a tsunami when she noticed boats moving up and down in the morning and ran to ring the warning bell
X07jD TIL the DreamWorks film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was inspired by the hit anime movie Akira