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TIL that Wikipedia had to ban IP’s from Congress to stop them from changing each other’s entries.

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rR8rM TIL that the dragonfly is arguably the worlds greatest predator to ever exist, having a success rate of up to 97% (Compared to African Lions at 30%) and having no major evolutionary morphology change for around 320 MILLION years, making it one of the most evolutionarily successful animals ever
wolp8 TIL in 1998 Oscar ceremony, Bart the bear, a grizzly bear went on stage and gave an envelope to Mike Myers
1aN5r TIL: Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms and are instead provided with 'normal clothes' (i.e. regular civilian clothing). Use of prison uniforms was abolished in 1983.
a84yA TIL that the US Gov't GPS was provided to the public in the aftermath of the 1983 Soviet downing of KAL flight 007, after it had strayed off course into Soviet airspace.
0xRM TIL that Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana user, often using it to give him insight for his work.