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TIL beetles constitute almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms

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JYJ1k TIL: Silent disco or silent rave is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones
780Wb TIL there are 'e-books' for the blind/visually impaired. The braille terminal is an electro-mechanical device that displays braille characters, usually by means of round-tipped pins raised through holes in a flat surface
J8mB TIL The word “silhouette” derives from Étienne de Silhouette, French finance minister, whom imposed severe economic demands upon the French. Prior to the advent of photography, profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person’s appearance. Therefore, the connection.
16gYd TIL in 1945, the Arkansas State Legislature accidentally passed a law which repealed all laws of the State. The State Supreme Court inferred the law meant to only repeal laws in conflict with it to prevent obvious complications.
4E7a TIL the day before volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft died in a pyroclastic flow, Maurice’s last words were “I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don’t care”