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TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a “film bucket” that was then scooped up in midair by a plane

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p8g8Q TIL that of the 3,000 species of mosquitoes, just 3 species worldwide are responsible for all disease transmission to humans. Additionally, only female mosquitoes drink blood, and use a special anticoagulant to thin blood in capillaries before consuming it.
gr949 TIL women who have their first full-term pregnancy at an early age have a decreased risk of developing breast cancer later in life
VMpJk TIL that the pretext for the French invasion and subsequent 132 year occupation/colonization of Algeria, was their diplomat getting hit with a flyswatter.
a8kBN TIL about Kazuo Nagano, a Japanese fraudster murdered at home in front of 40 reporters after he was caught stealing 12 billion yen from the elderly. None intervened and the killer only got 10 years in prison.
w7lE TIL that Hydras, tiny freshwater animals, have to rip their own skin apart just to open their mouth