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... that ants are the main pollinators of jam tarts (example pictured)?
... that a brigade of Russian paratroopers took part in a NATO-led peacekeeping mission during the 1990s?
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... that energy on the grid can be stored in sand or salt?
... that the Bronx General Post Office's roof once had a shooting range?
... that Thomas Fenner captained an English warship against the Spanish Armada?
... that an AI-generated Minecraft clone has been described as an early glimpse of the future of video games?
... that films were made of plays written by Anthony E. Wills after his death at a relatively young age?
... that archaeologists read an ancient inscription by "unrolling" it virtually?