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TIL there are Carnivorous Caterpillars in Hawaii

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v10KD TIL, Southern Comfort is neither whiskey or bourbon. It's actually a whiskey-flavored liqueur.
j6Ejj TIL David Bowie ended the Ziggy Stardust Persona, and practically fired The Spiders from Mars on stage at their final performance in London’s Hammersmith Odeon on July 3rd, 1973. To the fans, and bands disbelief, “Not only is it the last show of the tour, but, it’s the last show we’ll ever do”.
j6oAM TIL There were several mishaps on the way to bomb Nagasaki,1945. In the rush to launch before bad weather, shortcuts were taken that imperiled the mission, and the plane nearly ran out of gas.
aOD9 TIL patent offices do not accept applications for perpetual motion machines.
W710A TIL that the 1947 Belgian census was so controversial that it resulted in the discontinuing of language censuses in Belgium. Since 1961 there has been no official information on Belgian language knowledge or use.