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TIL mosquitos may have killed HALF the people who EVER lived, which would make them our deadliest predator by far

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awX7N TIL that the stars on the American flag are not just decorations but represent the 50 semi autonomous provinces of the USA (called 'states') . The flag changes each time a new 'state' is added to the USA it was lasted amended in 1960 when Hawaii became a 'state'.
7N0p TIL in 1964, dendrochronologist Donald Currey got his tree corer stuck in a bristlecone pine and retrieved it by cutting it down. After counting its rings, he realized he had killed the oldest recorded tree in the world.
Wy7o TIL Dean Norris, the actor who plays Hank Schrader, attended and graduated from Harvard before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world).
GY005 TIL Lee Marvin was not only devilishly handsome and a badass in the movies but also in real life. Marvin joined the illustrious US Marine Corps at age 18 and fought in WW2 at the battle of Saipan, being hit by machine gun fire and a snipers bullet as well.
wmPP TIL if men wear green hats in China, it implies their wife or girlfriend is unfaithful.