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TIL in 2019, the grasshopper swarm that invaded Las Vegas, Nevada was so bad that it appeared on the weather radar

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Ldjp TIL the worst shooting in an English speaking country was in Australia in 1996, with 35 dead and 23 wounded, it ultimately led to a gun ban.
pXZQ TIL that a doctor in the Bronx was fired at the height of the 2015 Legionnaires outbreak for testing the water in patients’ homes.
VBEmQ TIL that although the TV Series "I Dream of Jeannie" was never a hit for NBC, when it went into syndicated reruns independent stations in New York and Washington DC ran it in Prime Time and won their time slots against all shows on NBC, CBS and ABC. This was a first for a non-network show.
ne9eG TiL: Australia's only recorded pirate is Black Jack Anderson, an African-American sealer who operated out of limestone cave rich Middle Island. From 1826, he robbed ships, murdered local Indigenous men and kidnapped their women for sex slaves. He is thought to have been murdered by his crew.
m1PZO TIL Asian carps can consume up to 40% of their body weight in food each day, grow more than 25 cm during their first year, and reach a weight of 40 kg. This is up to 16 kg of food a day (35 lbs)