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TIL Two tablespoons of honey would be enough to fuel a bee’s entire flight around the world.

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WkyQ4 TIL existing power lines can be used to simultaneously transmit data and electrical power. There are applications for broadband transmission.
gMOR7 TIL a 75 year old Georgian woman accidentally cut off Internet access to all of Armenia while searching for copper wire.
Bra0x TIL the phrase "Low Man on the Totem Pole" has come to mean the opposite of what it should; the "Low Man" on the totem pole was often the most talented and valuable part of the totem pole creation process.
0Q0M TIL Paul McCartney once spent 10 days in jail in Japan after he smuggled half a pound of weed into the country. He said it was “the daftest thing” he’d ever done, but the weed was too good to flush.
bKda TIL Seth Rogen testified before Congress to call for financing care for sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease and that he has a charity for the same called “Hilarity for Charity”