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TIL: It is believed that certain species of dragonflies have a round trip migration distance of 18, 000 km. This is the longest insect migration currently known.

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yQrkv [TIL] Of Nicholas Berkeley Mason, the drummer for and only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and also the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965.
KO0yR TIL about South Park episode 201. In it, Tom Cruise attempted to steal Muhammad’s immunity to satire. It ended with Kyle realizing that the best way to block parody was through threats of violence. The episode was censored due to bomb threats from Muslim activists, and Kyle’s revelation was removed.
d8W8Z TIL the grasshopper and locust are actually the same creature; the locust is the grasshopper high on serotonin.
wKlM TIL that in 2004 an elephant charged and killed a mother and her child, then proceeded to bury their bodies before leaving the scene.
LQbV9 TIL the used car dealership that berated and tried to get a pizza delivery guy fired for a $7 tip was forced to pay $450k to customers for defective and unsafe vehicles.