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TIL Matt Stone (co-creator of South Park) is only an O away from being an EGOT (emmy, grammy, oscar, tony award winner)

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VMmm0 TIL that mosquito hawks do not actually eat mosquitos. Instead, the larvae mostly feed on roots of forage crops, turf grasses, and seedling field crops, while adults, if they feed at all, feed primarily on liquids such as nectar.
KYNOG TIL that non-biting midges are among the most important pollinators in the Arctic. Only about 4,000 insect species have been identified in these regions, and nearly half are flies. These hardy little critters play a critical role in the ecosystem through their pollination efforts.
gM6GA TIL according to a 2011 study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, eating 100 grams of pistachios at lunch every day for three weeks led to increased blood flow to “the problem area,” leading to a significant decrease in erectile dysfunction.
64dQ TIL Thomas Jefferson became interested in Indian burial mounds near his Virginia home and decided to excavate them and record his findings. His use of trenching and stratigraphy make it the first Archaeological dig in North America
bR69 TIL that in the summer of 1987, 22 tons of marijuana was thrown in the sea from a ship chased by the DEA near Brazilian coast. The high quality weed, stashed in closed metal cans, reached Brazilian beaches. The weed was found and smoked in the summer known as “the summer of the can”.