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TIL that silverfish and bristletails are the only insects that don't undergo metamorphosis.

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GAZQ5 TIL SpaceX launched nearly half of all space missions in 2023
AD0pw TIL of The Architect of Sleep a Scifi/fantasy novel about an alternate earth where raccoons developed opposable thumbs instead of apes. It was intended to be a trilogy.But, furries became obsessed with it, causing the author to refuse to finish it.
epybg TIL Abulia, a neurological condition, results in a significant lack of willpower or initiative, often leading to severe difficulties in decision-making and diminished motivation to engage in daily activities.
DQEND TIL: There is a strange phenomenon where chemical crystals can change spontaneously around the world, spreading like a virus, causing some pharmaceutical chemicals to no longer be able to be synthesized.
e0K0n TIL about the Invention Secrecy Act of 1951, a federal law designed to block new inventions and technologies, restricting their publication if government agencies believe that disclosure would be “detrimental to the national security.” There were over 5000 inventions on the list as of 2010.