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TIL that mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history

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v1gr8 TIL that under the small French village of Naours there was an underground city where at its height 3000 people lived. Originally a quarry in Roman times the site started to be used individuals to hide from invaders/raiders. It was during the Thirty Year war the community reached its height. There w
LQbEv TIL the "Pizza The Hutt" suit for the movie Spaceballs weighed about 25 pounds and was made with a fiberglass undershell, a foam latex skin, steam jets, hoses, pancake batter, and pizza toppings. It was so uncomfortable that the original actor who wore it refused to get back in it for reshoots
KjNa TIL that after being heckled by a State Assemblyman at an event, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed one of the state senator’s bills with the words “fuck you” written down the side of his veto explanation.
V6pD TIL in WWII only 15 percent of soldiers fired their weapons on enemy soldiers. Due to specific training methods that number rose to 95 percent during the Vietnam War. (pg58)
VBdK8 TIL that in 1913, the New Zealand national rugby team went on a North America tour to face various university teams. They played 16 matches and won all of them, scoring 610 combined points and conceding just 6