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TIL that there are actually fireflies all along the west coast of the U.S.; they just prefer to be active during the day.

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MPY7 TIL At age 12 and 13, Curtis Jones and his sister, apparent victims of sexual abuse, killed one of their alleged victimizers. Child welfare knew of the abuse, but did nothing. After the murder, the state charged them as adults. Instead of getting help, they got 18 years in prison.
woKZ6 TIL that a startup genetically engineered a houseplant with the air purification power of 30 ordinary plants
ADJGa TIL John Cleese has a rubbish tip named after him in New Zealand because he insulted the city of Palmerston North.
x69vk TIL in a survey released by the Database Center For North Korean Human Rights and NK Social Research in Seoul, around 18% of 407 North Koreans said they were willing to return to the North, most of them citing nostalgia
bZa TIL a roller-coaster called the “Euthanasia Coaster” was designed to kill its passengers