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TIL swarms of locust have crossed the Atlantic ocean to the Caribbean islands in 10 days from Africa before.

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16Al4 TIL that shortly after WW2, the 'Bitch Wars' were fought between Russian mobsters and former mobsters who joined the Soviet military. Collaborating with the government was forbidden in the Russian mafia, and the collaborators were given the named 'Sukka' meaning , 'bitch'.
LQvnd TIL “bleb” is a real scientific term referring to bulging cell membranes.
KOpKB TIL in nightclubs in Ireland in the 80's & 90's the music had to be turned off and lights turned on half ways through the night because the nightclub had to serve a substantial meal by law so the clubs could keep their alcohol licence
rRnMM TIL when whales die and sink, their carcasses, known as "Whale falls", provide a bounty of nutrients for deepwater creatures
5YJD9 TIL that in the Terminator 2 movie Linda Hamilton's double was played by her twin sister Leslie.