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TIL "killer bees" (real name: Africanized bees) are actually a man-made hybrid species created in 1957 when 26 swarms of them escaped quarantine

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JGG8 TIL of “Bitchin’ Betty”, a voice system in military aircraft that warns pilots by literally shouting at them seconds before they need to turn so they don’t crash
dDw8E TIL the tiny landlocked African country of Lesotho has a ski resort called Afriski. It has slopes and lifts as high as 3000 meters (about 10,000 feet). In the summer there is hiking and mountain biking.
V8Nm TIL of the ‘fruit machine. a machine created by the canadian government to be able to identify gay men. it was used in the 19 50s and 60s to eliminate gays from civil service.
JYdMB TIL Rodney King died on Father’s Day in 2012 by drowning in a swimming pool. This was 28 years after his father died, also on Father’s Day, and also by drowning.
d8pkQ TIL BBQ Sauce Has Vitamin C In It