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TIL the larger a bee hive grows, the more efficient it becomes. A hive containing 30,000 bees produces 150% more honey than two hives of 15,000.

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EgExp TIL prolonged use of beta 2 agonists in case of bronchial asthma can lead to down regulation of beta receptors.
yOye TIL Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” was originally titled “Brown Skinned Girl” and is about about an interracial relationship.
GYB85 TIL J.F.K Jr secretly met with Princess Diana ditching Prince Charles. This meeting largely went unnoticed by the press as when discussing methods to go incognito they decided on going through the front door as the press wouldn’t ever think of them doing so.
wAA6 TIL a second is so called because it is the second divison by sixty of the hour (after the minute). Thirds (1/60 s) and Fourths (1/3600 s) were also previously used.
KYvpa TIL in a family with twelve children, six of the boys were diagnosed with schizophrenia and were later found to possess a genetic mutation that is so vital to brain function that it could help researchers understand how schizophrenia works.