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TIL of Melanesians, the world's only black blondes.

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wgY7 TIL that grasshoppers and locusts are the same insect. Harmless grasshoppers can undergo hormonal changes which transform them into the swarming monstrosities.
LdLP TIL - In 1916, Manfred von Richthofen was considered a below average pilot who crashed during his first flight. Upon his death two years, and 80 aerial kills later, the British buried The Red Baron with full military honors out of respect for his skill as an aviator.
LKAV TIL that a mother murdering her children is more likely to murder sons (64%) than daughters (36%), and likewise, daughters are more likely to murder their father (81%) than mother (19%). Fathers and sons are more egalitarian in their murders, killing their children / parents at about equal rates.
WkM99 TIL a cycling company was seeing a high number of its bikes getting damaged during deliveries; they solved the problem by making a simple change: printing a flatscreen television screen on the boxes. Damages were reduced by 70%
WkRrN TIL Sylvester Stallone's main inspiration for Rocky was his dog, Butkus the Bull Mastiff