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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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8leL TIL that in a number of cities in Texas, people on the sex offender registry have to keep their outdoor lights off on Halloween.
YpAKv TIL that there were 2,500 bombings in the US during the 1970s. In one instance, a Puerto Rican group bombed a cinema, but when police ordered everyone to leave, the audience angrily refused because they wanted to see the movie. However, these bombings are largely forgotten today.
yVJow TIL that the instrument in Samba music that makes a sound like rubbing a balloon or a McDonalds straw in a cup is a percussion instrument called a cuica.
JYZ41 TIL Blood Donors Aren’t Getting Paid, But Their Blood Is Being Sold. Blood is sold to hospitals, biomedical companies, academic centers, and pharmaceutical companies.
6Er6W TIL that as a teenager, former President of the United States Richard Nixon would often get up at 4 AM to go buy vegetables for his impoverished family