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Bee Fact #337

If a bee can curl its tongue then it is not related to you.

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Bee Fact #56

Bees are unable to fly out of a house unless specifically uninvited. Some say that only the reflection of a bee can be seen. When a bee stings a human, it does not die, but in fact turns into a human itself. It turns into the type of human that talks to you at the bus stop whether you want them to or not.

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Bee Fact #42

Douglas Adams had a selection of bee sting scars on his back from childhood, that looked roughly like the constellation Orian. He cited these scars in a few interviews as inspiration for writing his novels about space and the whimsical logic of chance.

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Bee Fact #32

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was affectionately referred to by some of the Dutch media as 'Queen Bee'. This is not just an abbreviation, but a reference to an unfortunate incident from the Queen's youth. While attending a private tulip show, a gust of wind blew the Queen's skirt up and it was revealed that underneath the skirt she wore some quite risqué yellow and black lingerie.

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Bee Fact #22

Before a gig, the late Amy Winehouse would ritually conceal a live bee in a small jar inside her iconic hair do, as a personal token of good luck. After the show she would carefully release the bee into the night with her thanks and blessing, so that there would be an Amy Winehouse bee in every city she visited.

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Bee Fact #11

Many people worry that bees are disappearing and that this will destabilise the environment, but bees are in fact very shy and are just waiting for the media scrutiny to stop.

(Actual correct bee fact: Bees are disappearing and this is a problem. There are some things you might be able to do to help here.)

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Bee Fact #8

In medieval medicine there were five humours and conditions derived from them. Sanguine (yellow bile). Choleric (blood). Phlegmatic (phlegm) . Melancholic (black bile) and Apiarine (beeswax).

Hearing an insistent buzzing noise (i.e. what we now call 'tinnitis'), was diagnosed as an excess of bees in the body, the remedy for which was bee-letting (i.e. opening up the skull to release the tiny bees trapped inside).

Stiff or aching joints (e.g. arthritis), was diagnosed as a deficiency of beeswax in the bones. The remedy for which was the release of more bees into the body by any means necessary.

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Bee Fact #6

The Ukraine's entry to the 1972 Eurovision song contest was a carefully supervised group of bees playing the Theramin. They came third. Not bad for a bunch of bees.