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TIL there are wasps that make honey, called Mexican Honey Wasps.

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7rkOb TIL the One World Trade Center in New York is 1776 feet tall to symbolize the founding of the USA.
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dD4e8 TIL that the Canadian province of Alberta does not have rats
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