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TIL: Moths' eyes have a naturally anti-reflective nano-scale coating that helps with night sight and preventing predators from seeing light reflecting off their eyes

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6jyY TIL in England, after 2 thieves broke into a mans home and made off with his laptop, they inspected the device, found serious child abuse material and went to the cops regardless. The paedophile got 3 yrs in jail. The judge gave robbers a 12 month community service orders in light of their good deed
GYBjN TIL: Cars built after 2014 are mandated by law in the US to have an event data recorder - typically called a “black box” similar to those analyzed after airplane crashes
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nWNGP TIL When Nevada became a state in 1864 it did not include the southern tip where Las Vegas now is. Arizona claimed that land until Congress rewarded the land to Nevada in 1866 for staying with the Union.
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