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TIL There are 72,000 ladybugs in a gallon (approximate "We do not count them.")

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9DJr TIL People have gone missing from cruise ships. There have been 200 incidents of missing people since the year 2000. Generally, what happens is the person isn’t even reported missing until after their luggage goes unclaimed, which significantly decreases their chances of being found.
NXLm8 TIL that Shunsuke Takasugi, actor of Kazuya Oki in Kamen Rider Super-1, was reported to have stolen ¥50 million from fans between 2003 and 2012. After refusing to either return the money or appear in court to answer a lawsuit, Takasugi became a fugitive from justice, disappearing in 2017.
wLddW TIL actress Tippi Hedren is directly responsible for over half of the manicurists in the country (and 80 percent in Southern California) being Vietnamese.
LkLyV TIL about a beauty contest held in Singapore in 1998, which awarded 60% of the marks for knowledge of the internet.
R5w99 TIL in 2021, an advisory was issued in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for motorcyclists to install a flexible safety antenna that would connect to the mudguard or handlebar of the motorcycle, arch over the rider, and connect to the rear, in order to prevent death or injury from glass-laced kite strings.